This is an analysis of the poem Love's Land that begins with:

Oh Love builds on the azure sea,
And Love builds on the golden sand,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbb abbb Xcac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 11110101 11110111 10111101 101111001 10111101 10111101 01110101 11010101 11010101 11111111 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; love, builds, on, and, build, if, or are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

    The author used the same word oh at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word land at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Love's Land;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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