This is an analysis of the poem Re-Voyage that begins with:

What of the days when we two dreamed together?
Days marvellously fair, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc adadee fcfcgg Xgfghh fcfciiXfhfhdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011111010 110001 11010101010 101101 101011101 1010101 10011110110 011101 10011111010 011101 1001110101 010111 11110011010 010101 01110111110 100101 0111110101 110111 11110100010 010101 01010101010 011101 0101010101 011101 11010101010 111111 11010100110 010101 0101000111 111101 11110110010 0111001 11011101010 110111 1101110111 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 217
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, to are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word what 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 Re-Voyage;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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