This is an analysis of the poem Lines On Niagaras [sic] Charms And Death that begins with:

Gazing on rapid's mighty sea,
Struggling fiercely to be free,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeefXaagghhhbbggii iiiiddfXXcchh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 25,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110101 10010001 1110001 110001001 101101001 1110101 10011011 10010011 1011010 010111010 100011101 01010011 110010101 11010101 01111101 10110001 11000101 11111010 00101010 11010101 0100101 00010001 01010011 11101101 10000101 11010101 11110101 010101001 011101001 10101010 10100010 11011101 1110100 01010101 10010101 100011010 010100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 413
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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  • summary of Lines On Niagaras [sic] Charms And Death;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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