This is an analysis of the poem Sweet And Low that begins with:

Sweet and low, sweet and low,
Wind of the western sea,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBaBaabX cDcDccdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 100101 11111 100101 10010101 10010111 110101 11101111011 111111 1001011 111101 1001011 1001001001 10111001 100101 11101111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 259
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; low, and, rest, sleep are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word father is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase blow connects the lines.

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