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

In the morning, in the dark,
When the stars begin to blunt,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efefghgh iXifjcjc bbbbfkfk fdfdcdcd lalabmbm
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010001 1010101 1010101 1111101 1010101 10111001 1010101 0010101 1111111 1010001 1101101 1010111 1110111 1011101 1011111 1000101 0010101 1010101 1110101 1010111 11111010 0010101 10101110 1010101 1010111 1011101 1011111 1011111 1010111 1000101 1110101 1001111 1011101 1011111 1110011 1010101 1111101 0010101 1110111 0110101 1110101 0010101 0010101 1010101 1110101 1010101 0010111 1011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • 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 punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, and, dog are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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