This is an analysis of the poem Always At Sea that begins with:

Always at sea I think about the dead.
On barques invisible they seem to sail... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXabb cXdcee ddddff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1111110101 11001001101 0111100111 1101111111 1111010101 110111 1101110111 0101000110 1101010111 1111010101 1111010101 110111 1111111101 0101110101 1111010101 1101111111 0101010101 011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 240
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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