This is an analysis of the poem The Night Of Sorrows that begins with:

Either this sorrowful night is long
Or my songs are interminable....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXc cdeX eXdd Xbcc faef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100100101 111101000 0101111 11111 11111 111100 111111001 11101 10101011 1011011111 110 1100 11010001 11110100 011 011 01101001 01101101 01111011 111001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word a is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines them, hurts are repeated).

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

  • summary of The Night Of Sorrows;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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