This is an analysis of the poem The Sea Took Pity that begins with:

The sea took pity: it interposed with doom:
‘I have tall daughters dear that heed my hand: ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 011100100001 1111011111 1101110001 1111010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Sea Took Pity;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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