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

In the wild October night-time, when the wind raved round the
land,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXbcDDc XeXeeeFFe bbbcGGc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,9,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00101011101110 1 1011101111101 01 1110101111010 101 11110111111010 11 11 111010 111101111111 11 111111011111 11 11011101010101 01011101100011 01 01 100011 01010101010111 11111111011101 11010111010111 01010101111010 01 01 111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 302
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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