This is an analysis of the poem The Voyage Of The 'Ophir' that begins with:

Men of our race, we send you one
Round whom Victoria's holy name... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcccc dedefgfg adaddhdh aiaidcdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111111 110100101 01000101 00110101 01011101 00111011 010010101 010110 11110101 11010101 11110101 111101001 01010101 01110101 11011100 0101101 011010111 01011101 01111101 11110101 11010101 11011101 11111101 110101 0100100 01110101 11010101 11111111 10010111 10010101 010011010 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 275
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Voyage Of The 'Ophir';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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