This is an analysis of the poem Wander-Thirst that begins with:
BEYOND the East the sunrise, beyond the West the sea,
And East and West the wander-thirst that will not let me be;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaaa bbccXaaaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 0101011010101 11110101101110 01011101011101 101110111101001 11110111110111 1011101101110101 11110100110101 1010110111101001 10010101111111 01110101011101 11111111101111 111011011011011101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 253
- Average number of words per stanza: 54
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 62 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 14
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; and, call, me, for are repeated.
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