This is an analysis of the poem Beach Glass that begins with:

While you walk the water's edge,
turning over concepts...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdaXXefbfgfgcbXdXhhiegXbjbXbfbXfebjXgfgicfbgf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 47,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101 101010 1101001010 11011101 0111 01110 01010111010 0101110010 1001110110 11010101 11010 111000100 0110101 001 01010100100 1111011 1111011 101010010 01010010111 11110100 1001110110 10110101010 00101010 010 01101011000 100101010 01101001 11011111 100100100 01011010 110110010 00110 10010011101 0101011100 011100 011 110101101 111010 010100 0010010 1000010 11011100 110110110110 1100011101 0100100 01010010 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1477
  • Average number of words per stanza: 238
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

  • summary of Beach Glass;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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