This is an analysis of the poem Voyages I that begins with:

I
Above the fresh ruffles of the surf... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XaXaX bbaX XcXcbcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,5,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 010110001 1110111001 1101010111 11101010011 10101100 101001101010 01110101 01110101 111111110 11011011 1011111 111010011001 11111101010 11001100010 1101001101 010001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • 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.

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

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

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  • summary of Voyages I;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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