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

Now as the train bears west,
Its rhythm rocks the earth,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaacdaacdefefXadacggcgfaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 27,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 010101 101101 110001 110111 100101 010001 010101 111101 101101 1010111 111111 010101 110101 1101001 110101 010101 110101 110101 010101 110101 110001 110101 110101 010111 111101 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 702
  • Average number of words per stanza: 136
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words a, i are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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