This is an analysis of the poem 1918 that begins with:

Stars were racing; waves were washing headlands.
Salt went blind, and tears were slowly drying....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaX XaXa XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,8,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101010 1111101010 1000111010 10111000010 1010110100 1110101110 0111100010 0010101110 1100101010 10101010110 1010110110 1011111010 1111111 1111111 11111 111111 1111111 111111 1111 1111111 111111 1111111 1111111 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 478
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 114 (very long 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 1918;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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