This is an analysis of the poem Shanghaied that begins with:
Shanghaied! . . . I swore I'd stay ashore
And sail the wide, wide seas no more! . . ....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaXbbX bbXaaX ccXaaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10111101 11011111 1010 10011101 111110101 1010 11011101 101110101 1010 11011101 110111111 1010 10110111 001101001101 1010 11111101 111111111 1010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 223
- Average number of words per stanza: 36
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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; shanghaied is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word shanghaied is repeated.
The poet repeated the same word shanghaied at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase shanghaied connects the lines.
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- summary of Shanghaied;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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