This is an analysis of the poem Song Of Myself, XXXVI that begins with:

Stretch'd and still lies the midnight,
Two great hulls motionless on the breast of the darkness,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: aXXabcXXXcaXcXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111011 1111001010010 11010110101010010011110 010101011010010101001101 1101001110010 011011101111100110 01101110110001101 010100011110011110 101010110101101010111 1010100101100101 110101100101011 01111011011010 10010111010111101110010010010 01001010101001 11101011111111001 1111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 200
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 71 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 13
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

  • summary of Song Of Myself, XXXVI;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Walt Whitman