This is an analysis of the poem June Night that begins with:

OH Earth, you are too dear to-night,
How can I sleep while all around... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111101 11111101 11010101 11001011001 11111111 1111111111 11111001 011101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 286
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, you are repeated.

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  • summary of June Night;
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