This is an analysis of the poem Xxii: R L S that begins with:

Home is the sailor, home from sea:
Her far-borne canvas furled... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX bcbcXabab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010101 0111010 01110101 010001 10010001 100101 11110100 1100101 11010111 010101 10010001 010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Xxii: R L S;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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