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

'O'er the glad waters of the dark blue sea,
Our thoughts as boundless, and our soul's as free ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme:
  • Stanza lengths (in strings):
  • Closest metre:
  • Сlosest rhyme:
  • Сlosest stanza type:
  • Guessed form:
  • Metre:
  • Amount of stanzas: 102
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 842
  • Average number of words per stanza: 150
  • Amount of lines: 1933
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; our, as, to, not, his, and, of, ', sail, her, my, that, too, in, he, nor, thou, love, this, hour, she, i, but, they, then, for, all, it, with, no, had, thy, thee, yet are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words that, the, still, and, my, he, his, but, i, again, when, to are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ' is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The words/phrases feel, all connect the lines.

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

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