This is an analysis of the poem The Bather that begins with:

THE sea-breeze beating on her brow,
The foam asurge her shining feet,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXabX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01110101 01100101 11010100 111101001 10010101 0111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Bather;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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