This is an analysis of the poem Sailed that begins with:
O shining, sapphire sea!
From thy bosom put away... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaaaaXa abcXcbc adadda
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101001 0110101 10010101 1111101 1110111 01111100 11101 1110101 1110101 1010101 1111110 010101 1110100 10001 111101 1110101 1010100 1110101 10101001 10101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
- Average number of words per stanza: 34
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Sailed;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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