This is an analysis of the poem The Merchant that begins with:
Where sails the ship?--It leads the Tyrian forth
For the rich amber of the liberal north....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbXXcc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: heroic couplets
- Metre: 1101010101 10110001001 01111111001 10111101001 01110101010 0101011101 1101010101 0110101111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 407
- Average number of words per stanza: 69
- Amount of lines: 8
- Average number of symbols per line: 50 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 9
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; sails is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Merchant;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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