This is an analysis of the poem The Naval Reserve that begins with:

From the undiscovered deep
Where the blessed lie at ease --... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dedeff bbbbgg hchccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010101 101111 1010101 100001001 1110101 1011111 1010101 1110111 1011001 1010011 1010101 1111101 1110100 1001101 1010101 1011101 1010101 1010001 1010101 1110101 1010111 1010101 1110111 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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  • summary of The Naval Reserve;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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