This is an analysis of the poem Loneliness that begins with:

Set are the Pleiades; the Moon is down
And midnight dark on high....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010101 111111 01001011 1111 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Loneliness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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