This is an analysis of the poem In Arcadie that begins with:

THE sea is green, the sea is grey,
The tide winds blow, and shallows chime;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXaccX ddXdddeed fgfgghddh ibibbjddj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 01111101 11010101 0110101 010010101 11011111 10010111 010110101 0101010 11011101 01000111 10011101 11011101 110111101 01010101 11010110 01010001 11110101 11100101 111111001 110010111 10110101 11011111 11010111 110101010 110111010 11110101 11010111 10100101 11010101 01011101 100100111 01010111 01001101 010010001 11011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 318
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, no are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of In Arcadie;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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