This is an analysis of the poem Nox 1 that begins with:

At the bottom of your thoughts, this is the night you've chosen,
Prince, you must now make an end of things - the night is frozen...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXbbccXXXXccXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100110001110 11111110101010 11111001101001 11110001011001 1101100101001 1111010011101 101010111011 110101000101101 01110100100011 101000010101 10101110110010 10010100011100 111011010111 11101011110010 1001110111111 10111101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 902
  • Average number of words per stanza: 166
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 55 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word take is repeated.

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

  • summary of Nox 1;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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