This is an analysis of the poem The Soul Of The Sea that begins with:

A wind comes in from the sea,
And rolls through the hollow dark...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcadd acebeXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 0110001 1110101 11110010 1010101 011001 1110101 1000101 101001 100101 01001101 1110101 1101001 01110010 10100111 0010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; of is repeated.

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

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

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