This is an analysis of the poem Rowing that begins with:

A story, a story!
(Let it go. Let it come.)...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdXeeefecbgheifjjeXijjijeXklaeXlgihfXikieiXedikl
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 50,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010010 101101 1111101010 0001 1101 00101 11 1001001101 1111 0101101 101110110 1101101 010111101 1111 001010 1101101 1101 111 101001011 11101011010 010101100010 1101110111 11111 1111111011110 110001111111 11111 111011010 1101101 011100111 11101110 101011110 101111 1010100 111101110 1011011 111111001001 0010101 00100001010 110001 110100 1101100111 01010001 10100011 1010 101001 00111111 000100011 11111110101 010101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 758
  • Average number of words per stanza: 150
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; i, and, my are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines grew is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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