This is an analysis of the poem The Flying Dutchman that begins with:

Unyielding in the pride of his defiance,
Afloat with none to serve or to command, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd cece bfbf bgbg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01000100010 0101011001 10011111110 110101 0110110011 1101010111 1000111101 111111 0001111101 1001011011 10001010101 100111 1110010001 0101011101 11111101001 1111001 11010101010 1011011001 01001111010 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; he is repeated.

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  • summary of The Flying Dutchman;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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