This is an analysis of the poem Odysseus that begins with:

Seeking to find his home, Odysseus crosses each water;
Through Charybdis so dread; ay, and through Scylla's wild yells,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101010010110 1100111111011 1001001010010011 100010011101001 111111010011011 111001011101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 403
  • Average number of words per stanza: 66
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 66 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

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