This is an analysis of the poem The Kraken that begins with:

Below the thunders of the upper deep,
Far far beneath in the abysmal sea,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcddcXebaaeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 0101000101 1101000101 0101010001 0101010101 01010010111 11000100111 1101000101 01001011101 10001010100 11010101001 1111110101 10001110001 01010101101 1111110001 010111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 617
  • Average number of words per stanza: 108
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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 is repeated.

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

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