This is an analysis of the poem XXVIII. 'The insurgent sea sweeps through the barrier' that begins with:
The insurgent sea sweeps through the barrier
Triumphant, all its foaming strength amassed...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbabccb dXdXdd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 00101110100 0101010101 01110011001 0101101110 1011011011 0100110101 1111101101 1001001101 01010111110 1111100101 11010101010 1011001100 1111000101 1101010001
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 292
- Average number of words per stanza: 50
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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More information about poems by Robert Silliman Hillyer
- Analysis of XXIII. 'Over the waters but a single bough'
- Analysis of V. 'I cannot yet admit unchecked despair'
- Analysis of IX. 'I love devoutly; thou shalt seek for long'
