This is an analysis of the poem Ralph To Mary that begins with:

Love, you have led me to the strand,
Here, where the stilly, sunset sea,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXa cddc ceec caac aaXa fggX Xcch faXf biibXahha
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111001 11010111 10010100 11010101 11110101 11011101 11011101 11010111 01111101 01010101 11110111 11011111 01000101 11110111 01011101 11111111 11010101 11010111 011000111 11010111 11010101 110100101 11000101 11100100 110101001 11010101 10110001 10011111 01010111 011001101 11010110 01010011 11111101 10111111 11110101 11110101 11111101 11011101 11100101 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; we, heart are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, sang are repeated.

    The author used the same word who at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Ralph To Mary;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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