This is an analysis of the poem Fo'C'sle Comradeship that begins with:
There's not much in the fo'c'sle of a ship
But old sea boots and chests that stand in rows...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abba cddc efef gg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,2,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
- Metre: 111001001 1111111101 1101010101 1100010101 0101010100 0111010101 11110001101 1101010101 1101011101 1100010111 1101110111 1100110101 1101100101 1111010111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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- summary of Fo'C'sle Comradeship;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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More information about poems by Harry Kemp
- Analysis of At Sea I Learned The Weather
- Analysis of Clipper Days (A Song From Snug Harbor)
- Analysis of Ship's Glamour
