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

Music, like an ocean, often carries me away!
Through the ether far,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbXcdcdadXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 1011101010101 10101 110010001111 1111 10011110 10110 11010110 1111 11101001010 100011 111101010 10011 10111111101 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 432
  • Average number of words per stanza: 82
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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 Music;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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