This is an analysis of the poem Deep Water Jack that begins with:

O it's 'ah fare ye well,' for the deep sea's crying,
You thought you could forget it, but it's no use trying,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aABB ccdd aabb eeXaXaABB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111101110 1111010101110 10001010111 11101011111 11111011101 0111101110001 111101010111 110011011001 10111101110 101110110110 01011101110111 111101011111 110110101111 101010101111 110110101110 00111011111010 101111101110 1111010101110 10001010111 11101011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 209
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 52 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • 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; it, you, and are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines him is repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase trying connects the lines.

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  • summary of Deep Water Jack;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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