This is an analysis of the poem The Captive Pirate that begins with:
THE captive pirate sate alone,
Musing over triumphs gone,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbccddccddeeeX ffddaaeebbgghhffddbbggggff iihhjjkkccjj hhffaallffkkXeeff
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,26,12,17,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01010101 1010101 1010111 0010101 1001111 01011111 110101101 11111111 0011111 100110101 1111101 1100101 1000111 0010101 01001001110 10101100 11010001 11110101 01010101 11111111 01000101 11110001 111100111 01010101 01010101 10110101 01010101 10011111 1010101 11010111 1010111 1000101 1011111 10110101 01011111 1110110 1000111 0011101 1010101 0011101 1110111 1001101 1011011 11011101 1010101 1010101 1010101 1010101 10010111 1111111 1010111 1011101 1010101 1010101 11001111 01001101 1111101 1010101 1010111 1011011 10111110 110001010 11001111 1010111 10010101 1010101 10101010 10001010 1011101 1010101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 460
- Average number of words per stanza: 84
- Amount of lines: 71
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he, and, his are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words he, that are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Captive Pirate;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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