This is an analysis of the poem The Fisherman's Hymn that begins with:
THE osprey sails above the sound,
The geese are gone, the gulls are flying;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababCdCX bebeCDCX fXfXCDcX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 01010101 011101110 01011101 011101110 11111101 1101110010 11010111 110111010 111111101 011101110 11011101 101111110 11111101 11001110010 11010111 110111010 11011101 110101010 11111101 110111010 11111101 11001110010 10110111 110111010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 374
- Average number of words per stanza: 60
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, to, she are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, she are repeated.
The author used the same word she at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of The Fisherman's Hymn;
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- idea of the verse;
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