This is an analysis of the poem Exogenesis that begins with:

The curving beach and shining bay,
Stretch from the cliff-foot far away,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabbXXccddee ffgghhhX hhaaddiiaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,8,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011101 10011101 11010111 11110101 01011111 01010101 01111111 10010101 111000110 100100110 101010111 1010110111 010010101 1010101101 11101101 10100101 01111111 11100101 01110101 10101101011 1101001 10011110 1111101 10110111 10011111 010011111 1110111 111100101 1010110101 110100111 101011100 01010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 397
  • Average number of words per stanza: 75
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; and, of are repeated.

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

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

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

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