This is an analysis of the poem Before A Painting By Ayvasovsky that begins with:

Rising from ocean, billows uncontrolled,
With heavy flux and reflux, beating high,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcadd aeeabc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001010101 0101110101 10111010100 0111011101 0111001 110101 110110101 0001010011 01000010101 0110010101 010101 110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 218
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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.

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  • summary of Before A Painting By Ayvasovsky;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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