This is an analysis of the poem To George Sterling (Deep) that begins with:

And I too found the seaward way
—Venus Letalis....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX abb aXbba cdddcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,3,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11110101 10100 1101001101 11001110011 1100010101 1101001111 1111010001 01011101001 010101001 110110101 1101011111 0111110101 1101111101 1111011101 1111010011 1101010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of To George Sterling (Deep);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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