This is an analysis of the poem The Sea And The Man that begins with:
You will not tame this sea
either by humility or rapture....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcX bXXb ac dXd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,2,3,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101101 1010100110 1111 001 10 101011 1110 101010 00101 010101 01000101011011010 0100010
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 57
- Average number of words per stanza: 10
- Amount of lines: 13
- Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Sea And The Man;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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