This is an analysis of the poem The Wave that begins with:
To me you are a wave;
never here, never there!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xaa Xbcc XdbdD eed ddD eXeffff X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,5,3,3,7,1,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 011101 101101 11111 10 1011001 110110101 10110101110001 101 0111 0111 100101 010101 010010101010 11010110101 11110100101101 11110101 111101 010101 111 10101 1001 000101 111010 11101010101 0101010110011 010101000011101
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
- Average number of words per stanza: 20
- Amount of lines: 27
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Wave;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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