This is an analysis of the poem A Hymn For Evening that begins with:

The beam-repelling mists arise,
And evening spreads obscurer skies; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbccbbaaddbbeeccddffeegXaaggbbddeegg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 38,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 11011001 011001100 11010110 01110101 11010101 01111101 11010101 11010101 11010101 11010101 01010011 11010001 01110101 11110111 01111101 01110011 11010111 11110101 01010111 01010111 01010101 11110101 1011101 11001001 11100010 1111101 11101001 1111101 010111001 1110101 01011101 01111111 11010001 01111101 11000111 11111111 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1317
  • Average number of words per stanza: 234
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; that, my are repeated.

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

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