This is an analysis of the poem Hatteras Calling that begins with:

Southeast, and storm, and every weather vane
shivers and moans upon its dripping pin, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabcbcbaXaadadefeffgfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11111100101 1011010101 1011001101 1101110010 0101010101 1001010111 0101000111 111010010101 10110110101 1100100100001 11011101100 10010010001 01010010111 1001010101 10010101001 01010100101 1111000101 1101010101 1001110111 1101011101 1100110001 1001110011 11010111100 10110111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1068
  • Average number of words per stanza: 184
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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