This is an analysis of the poem Erie Waters that begins with:

A dash of yellow sand,
Wind-scattered and sun-tanned; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabbb cccddd eeefff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101 110111 11111101010001 110101 111111 11011100011101 010111 110111 110010101110101 110011 110001 01010111010101 111111 110101 01110001111111 110111 110001 01011101111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 233
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word o is repeated.

    The author used the same word a at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Erie Waters;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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