This is an analysis of the poem Verses that begins with:
The sturdy rock, for all his strength,
By raging seas, is rent in twaine;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXaXbb ccccbb dedecc dfdfXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01011101 11010101 01010111 010101001 01111001 011000101 010111011 11011101 01011101 01110101 01010101 01011101 11101010 110110001 1101111 11111101 11001111 010011011 1101101 010101001 11011101 11110101 111111100 01010101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 216
- Average number of words per stanza: 39
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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 Verses;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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