This is an analysis of the poem In The Harbour: Prelude that begins with:

As treasures that men seek,
Deep buried in sea-sands,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef ghgh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 110011 100111 1011101 110111 111101 1010111 0010111 001101 010101 100101 101101 111101 110101 1100011 101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 107
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of In The Harbour: Prelude;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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