Analysis of To The Night

Ugo Foscolo 1778 (Zakynthos) – 1827 (Turnham Green)



Maybe because you always have appeared
The image of that fatal rest to me,
O night! You come towards me so dear!
Escorted by the summer clouds with glee
And by the gentle breezes full of cheer,

Or from the snowy air you come sending
That long, uneasy darkness to the world,
O summoned night, upon the earth descending,
The darkest secrets of my heart you hold.

At sight of you my mind begins to wander
To the eternal void beyond the sky;
And all along the wretched time meanders
And with it all my worries; meanwhile I
Stand looking at your peace that calms the torment
Within my raging spirit lying dormant.


Scheme XABAB CXCX XDXDXX
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 100111101 0101110111 111101111 0101010111 0101010111 1101011110 1101010101 11010101010 0101011111 11111101110 1001010101 01010101010 011111011 1101111101 01110101010
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 623
Words 115
Sentences 5
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 4, 6
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 161
Words per stanza (avg) 38
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 31, 2023

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Ugo Foscolo

Ugo Foscolo, born Niccolò Foscolo, was an Italian writer, revolutionary and poet. more…

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