This is an analysis of An Evening Reflection by Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov.

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The day conceals its brilliant face,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XabbabX Xbacdae XafegXX XXbXhai XXcbdab Xiehbga XdifXha Xaaebed
  • Stanza lengths: 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Metre: 1 01010101 11110101 11110101 110101 011100101 11001100 1 01010101 01010101 11100101 010001010 11110001 011101 1 01011101 101010111 01010101 11010101 110101 011100100 1 11110011 11010101 00010111 110101010 011100101 01111101 1 11110111 000101010 11010101 010101010 11000101 11110111 1 1111110001 11110101 010100110 1001101010 11001101 110100101 1 110101010 11011101 101110101 11010111 11011111 111101 1 010111011 110101 1111010001 11010101 110101101 111101010
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 8
  • Lines: 56

Repeated words/phrases

in, of, or

Anaphora

a, behold, why, or

Anadiplosis

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