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

for Ernest Hemingway
HEAP we these coppered hulls...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aaXaXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 1111001 01010 1101110101 110111 01010 1111010111 100111 01011 1111100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

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

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

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