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

O leave the labouring roadways of the town,
The shifting faces and the changeful hue...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcddcadadaaadaefeffdgdgaaag
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 30,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11010011001 01010101001 01011100111 0111010111 10110101101 0101111101 1000010101 1101010101 1001 1001010101 1101010101 1111110101 0111011111 1101010101 0011011111 0101110101 110111 001111001110 11011100101 10010101010 0111110001 1011010011 1111110001 1011010101 1011110101 0101010111 1101110111 1101010101 0101010101 1001011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1238
  • Average number of words per stanza: 232
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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