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

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(Windless Summer)...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa bX Xa Xa Xa bX Xa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1010 0101100111 10011011010 1 10 1110011101 101011001110 1 1010 10110100101 1101010101 01011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 56
  • Average number of words per stanza: 9
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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

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