This is an analysis of the poem The Vanguard [1] that begins with:
While the crippled cruisers stagger where the blind horizon dips,
And the ocean ooze is rising round the sunken battle-ships,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbccbb ddee bbffXbbaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 101010101010101 101010101010101 101010100110111 1110111101111001 101000101011101 101010101011111 111011101010111 011011101110101 101000101110110 101010101010101 101000101111111 101010101010100 101100100010101 001010101011111 1010100101011101 101011111010111 10101001001010111 101011101111101 011010100111101 101100110011001
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 318
- Average number of words per stanza: 60
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 63 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 12
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; s, and, of, for are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word hold is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Vanguard [1];
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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