This is an analysis of the poem Marlena that begins with:
Far off in the sea is Marlena,
A land of shades and streams,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXaXbbXaXXXaXXXbbaccbb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 23,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110010010 010111 0101001 11111010 111100111 1001011 11011110101 110011011 11011010 1010111100 101110110 1010110010 111010010 111101010 1110100111 11001001 110010010 110010111 10101010 110100101 11010101 10011101 111100101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 838
- Average number of words per stanza: 157
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; thy, oh, that, of, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words a, oh, and, soft are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Marlena;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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