This is an analysis of the poem Lines Written By The Seaside (I) that begins with:

O Lesbian! if thy faith were mine,
Then might I in that summer sea... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXcacadbdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110001101 11101101 11010111 01110100 11010101 11010011 01110111 01010111 01010101 11011101 11111101 11000100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 402
  • Average number of words per stanza: 75
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • 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.

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  • summary of Lines Written By The Seaside (I);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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