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

Wearily stretches the sand to the surge, and the surge to the cloudland;
Wearily onward I ride, watching the water alone.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXbcddaXccbbXbXa XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010010011010010 10010111001001 1101101001001 10110011011111 1111001111010010 11011111011011 110100110110101101 100010011001011 10111010111110100 111111011001 11111011010111010 11111111011001 10111111011001101 1 11111111101001 10011101110111011 10011011101001 10010010110010011 10111011101001 11011 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 608
  • Average number of words per stanza: 114
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 54 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word wearily is repeated.

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

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

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