This is an analysis of the poem The sky that begins with:
Where'er he be, on water or on land,
Under pale suns or climes that flames enfold;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaaa XaXa bbb ccb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 10010110111 1011111101 1011101001 1001011101 10010101100 0101100111 11010100101 11010010101 010010100101 0101000101 11001010101 0101010001 0101100101 1011010101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; or is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.
The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The sky;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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