This is an analysis of the poem In A Boat that begins with:

See the stars, love,
In the water much clearer and brighter... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbX accd aeea cdac XddXXdaad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 0010110110 11011110 1100 11111 1101011 11011011 10111 111011 110111 0100101 1111011 01101 011010010 0101110111 0111 1011 11111110 1111010 101111 11101 11011001 01101001 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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