This is an analysis of the poem Song To The Evening Star that begins with:

1 Star that bringest home the bee,
2 And sett'st the weary labourer free!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcbc ddXeXe ddefef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 1110101001 101011111 1110001 1010110111 1111011 110001001 110100101 111110111 1111101 1010011100 1110001 110101101 11010111 111000010 1010111 110100010 1110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 230
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Song To The Evening Star;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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