Analysis of Night is falling



Night is falling
And fading fast
So ends the day
Tis night at last!

Stars are rising
To give us light
So, too, the moon
Now in my sight

Gone is the laughter
Of children’s play
Who quietly slumber
Before a brand-new day

Out comes the owl
With its familiar sound
Joining the crickets
Who chirp aloud

Fireflies dance
On the river’s bank
While a busy stream
No rest it takes.

The night is abuzz
With its usual flurry
While children sleep
Without care or worry

The busy night
Now fades away
Amid the light
Of a brand-new day!

©2014, 2021. Brian Duffin


Scheme ABCB ADXD ECEC XXXX XXXX XFXF DCDC X
Poetic Form
Metre 1110 0101 1101 1111 1110 1111 1101 1011 11010 1101 110010 010111 1101 110101 10010 1101 101 10101 10101 1111 01101 1110010 1101 011110 0101 1101 0101 10111 1010
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 561
Words 114
Sentences 5
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 15
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 54
Words per stanza (avg) 13

About this poem

One of my favorite poets is Robert Frost. So many of his poems are set in nature or have a theme related to nature. His words have such a beautiful and captivating cadence. Although I may never be as eloquent as Robert Frost, I love nature and all its beauty!

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Submitted by brian.duffin on May 15, 2022

Modified on April 19, 2023

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Brian Duffin

After taking an English class with a focus on literature and poetry, Brian Duffin discovered a love for words and a passion for poetry. Brian's poems reflect his love of nature, while also sharing the raw human emotions and events that fill and shape his life. more…

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