This is an analysis of Night by William Watson.
In the night, in the night,
When thou liest alone,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: ABbccccA ABbdccdA ABbeaaeA
- Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,
- Metre: 001001 11101 101111 001001 101011 01011 001001 001 001001 11101 101111 001111 011011 011111 101001 001 001001 11101 001101 1011011 101011 11001 11011 001
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 3
- Lines: 24
Repeated words/phrases
in, old
Anaphora
in, the
Epiphora
night