This is an analysis of the poem The Derelict that begins with:

(Notice to Mariners: 'North Atlantic Ocean, - derelict reported')
I left her headed for Lord-knows-where, in latitude forty-nine,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme:
  • Stanza lengths (in strings):
  • Closest metre:
  • Сlosest rhyme:
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  • Guessed form:
  • Metre:
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 241
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 67 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 14
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her, i, and, to, or, one are repeated.

    The author used the same word no at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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