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

--And yet this great wink of eternity,
Of rimless floods, unfettered leewardings,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabc XbXdb abbdd bbcee XedcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1101100100 0101010100 1010110001 0100110101 1001010011 10111001 1101010100 0101001101 1001010111 1101000101 1101111101 0101010001 0101011001 10001011100 0101010011 11010101010 1101010011 1100001111 10111111010 11110011010 1101110111 11010001010 0110110101 0100010011 01110101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 207
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; of, her are repeated.

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

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

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