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

Fair is the wedded reign of Night and Day.
Each rules a half of earth with different sway,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaX bbb Xcc ddX aaa bbb ccc eee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1001010111 11010101001 0101011110 1011110101 01111010101 0111111011 10110101010 1101001101 0100010101 1101110111 111100101001 100011111011 1101010111 11110100101 1101011101 1111010101 0101010101 1101011101 11010100101 1111111111 1101011101 1110011101 11001110101 01110100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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 Night;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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