This is an analysis of the poem The Pilot That Weath'D The Storm that begins with:

If hush'd the loud whirlwind that ruffled the deep,
The sky, if no longer dark tempests deform;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef ffff dcdc Xgeg ffff Xdbdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01011111001 01011011011 111011111011 11001011001 101101011001 11001001001 01001001001 100101001011 111010001001 101001011001 01010011011 11100001011 111011101011 11011011001 01101001001 111001101001 10010011001 101001011001 111001101011 11011011001 111010110010 11011011001 11011111101 010011011011 11111011001 11011011001 11101111001 01001011011 11001011111 01001111011 001000101001 11001011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 192
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; by, and, thy, we are repeated.

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

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  • summary of The Pilot That Weath'D The Storm;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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