This is an analysis of the poem Deep Water that begins with:

Sink her in deep water
Where her proud sisters lie,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcbXdAd eeafghgh Xiaifcdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100110 101101 1011101 00111 1001011 00111 100110 10101 101100 00110 01001010 0101 0101010 001011 1011110 01101 011100 001111 10101100 1101 11111111 00111 10110100 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 209
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Deep Water;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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