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

We planned a glorious voyage, my Captain bold and I,
To sail in bliss on summer seas while halcyon days went by;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb aacc aadd eeff bbggXaaff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 11010010110111 010111011100111 110101010010101 1111010110101 1111010110111 11011001010100101 11110101110101 1101010111011 0111110110111 110101010101001 10111111110101 11110100010101 1011011011101 11111111110101 1101011110111 01010011010110 1101010111111 11010100010001 1011110010101 10110011111111 1011010110111 100001011001001 0011011110101 010010100111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 235
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 58 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, our, of are repeated.

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

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

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