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

They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters, these see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.
~ Psalm... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X baba cdcd eXef bcbc ghgh cece fbfb aiaiXcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1111001011110011011010011010001 1111 110100110 0100101 110101101 111101 110010101 1101001 01010101 1101001 11100111 1100101 11010101 1101001 010101001 110101 110010111 101101 01010101 0101110 11010101 1111110 011011101 1100101 111010101 11001001 11111111 100111 11010011 111101 010001101 1101011 11111101 010101 110110111 010101 11110101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; in, that are repeated.

    The author used the same word of 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 The Ocean;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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