This is an analysis of the poem Farewell To Italy that begins with:

Farewell awhile, beautiful Italy!
My lonely bark is launched upon the sea... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccddeebbbbffgghhddccddiibaggba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 32,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101100100 1101010101 1111101101 1011111101 1101010101 1111001101 1110110111 11001010101 11110111001 110010111111 1100011101 0111010111 1111110111 1101011111 11010010111 10001110101 1100111111 1101010101 11010110001 0101110001 1111111101 0101010011 1101011101 11110011111 11001010111 1101110101 10110101001 1101010100 1011001101 1101010101 0101001111 1111111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1388
  • Average number of words per stanza: 249
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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.

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

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase land connects the lines.

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