This is an analysis of the poem Good Luck that begins with:
Good luck! That's all I'm saying, as you sail across the sea;
The best o' luck, in the parting, is the prayer you get from me....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbcc bbbbcc ddeeff
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 01110101110101 011100100011101 111010101111101 111010101110101 101011101010101 010100111110111 01110101110101 01110001001101 111011101010011 101111101111101 101011101010101 001011101010111 01110101110001 101001101110111 101110011110101 1110011101010001 101011101011101 111110101010110
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 378
- Average number of words per stanza: 72
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 62 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 12
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, that, may are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words may, good are repeated.
The author used the same word good at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word won't at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of Good Luck;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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