This is an analysis of the poem Ultima Thule: Dedication To G. W. G. that begins with:
With favoring winds, o'er sunlit seas,
We sailed for the Hesperides, ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXbbaaccaXdd eeff
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0100110111 11101000 01110101 11111101 11110101 11101101 11010101 01010011 10110111 01010100 11111101 11111101 1001111 10110101 110110111 00010101
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 304
- Average number of words per stanza: 51
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; of, and are repeated.
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