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

The ships call night and day,
They call both far and near . . ....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAb acac dbdb ABAX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011111 111111 1010111 101011 1111111 1111111 1001001 1001001 011101 1110101 1110111 111001 011111 111111 1010111 1100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words they, as are repeated.

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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