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

Softly along the road of evening,
In a twilight dim with rose,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba Xcbc Xded afef ceaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101010 0011101 10011101 110101 010111011 110101 01011111 110101 010111010 0110101 110111010 110101 010100110 111111 01111101 101101 010101011 0100111 011111101 111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; with, of are repeated.

    The author used the same word his at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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