This is an analysis of the poem The Werewolves that begins with:

They hasten, still they hasten,
From the even to the dawn;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AaaabcXC defeghfH difidcXC AfbfJkdk bafaXhXH gaiabfXf Xfifecjc bfjffkdk faAaJlAl
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101110 0010001 111011110 1011111 1100010 0010101 0100101000 110101 1111010 110111 11100011 1010111 11110100 1010111 11000101 110001 11111010 1111101 10101011 10101001 10101110 1011101 110101000 110101 1101110 010101 1001010 010001 0101010 110101 1101110 0010101 1101010 110101 0001011 010001 0111011 010111 110101000 110001 11010010 110101 1001110 110111 1101110 111101 0101010 010111 1111010 110101 0101111 110101 1011110 110101 1111010 110101 0101010 010101 1101010 1010001 11001011 11100101 1101010 110101 1001011 011101 1101110 0110001 0101010 000101 1101110 100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 236
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words their, you, when, a are repeated.

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

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

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