This is an analysis of the poem Between Two Nights that begins with:

I stuck my sharp spade into the room.
Outside the wind blew,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc acb Xcdb XXef dXXX aeagXdgf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,4,4,4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110001 11011 11 1110110011 11011 11 1111010 1001 0111 0101 111 011 01111 101101 011 111011 0110 01001 10111 1011010 00101 010001 11001001 0010011 001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 79
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Between Two Nights;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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