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

A ceaseless rover, waif of many climes,
He scorns the tempest, greets the lifting sun ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cbcb dede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101010101 1101010101 0111011111 0101010111 0111011111 1101111101 1101010101 1101011101 1100010111 1001110101 0111011101 1101110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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