This is an analysis of the poem Nocturne that begins with:

Infold us with thy peace, dear moon-lit night,
And let thy silver silence wrap us round...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gagaXfafa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1010111111 1111010111 11010101001 010101 1101110101 1101010101 1111110111 1011011 11110111010 0101110111 1001111110 111101 1101000111 1101011101 1101111101 111011 1011010101 1111011101 1110011111 110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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