This is an analysis of the poem Walking Across The Atlantic that begins with:

I wait for the holiday crowd to clear the beach
before stepping onto the first wave....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX XXXaX aXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,5,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 111010110101 011010011 11110010010 10011 1011100 110101011101 01101101010 1111100101 011100101 0100110101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Walking Across The Atlantic;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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