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

As on the highway's quiet edge
He mows the grass beside the hedge,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXbbccddee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 11010101 01111100 01011101 01010111 01010101 01010101 110101001 01000111 01111101 010011101 11111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 397
  • Average number of words per stanza: 72
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of The Coast: Norfolk;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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