This is an analysis of the poem An Invitation that begins with:

Come where the white waves dance along the shore
Of some lone isle, lost in the unknown seas;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababccbbddccaaeeffgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101110101 0111100011 1101110101 0101010101 11011011111 11011010111 11010001001 10010101101 0111110101 1101011111 1101111101 0101010101 0101110101 0011010011 1101010111 0111110101 1111110111 1111010101 11110111011 1011011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 897
  • Average number of words per stanza: 163
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of An Invitation;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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