This is an analysis of the poem Sahara that begins with:

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Leagues, leagues of blinding sand... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaXccdddee Xccffgghhgddbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 110101 1101 0100101 100100 1101010101 100101 010101 101111 110101 110111 0111110101 1 010101 011001 0101110111 011101 101101 1011010101 0011010101 1111111100 0111000111 1001010101 1101001 1001111001 1101101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 451
  • Average number of words per stanza: 74
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; and is repeated.

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

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

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