This is an analysis of the poem Johanna Sebus that begins with:
THE DAM BREAKS DOWN, THE ICE-PLAIN GROWLS,
THE FLOODS ARISE, THE WATER HOWLS....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aa b X c c X c d d d X aa e e a X XX aa f f d d aa f f d d g g e e e e h h ii a a e e bXb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,1,2,2,1,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,1,3,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 01110111 01010101 1011100101 1111111110 100011011011 110101101 010010110100 110100101 10100110111 110111001 011111001 1111111010 01010111 01110101 1100101101 1101110111 10101100111 1111010100 1101110100100 10111100100100 011010101 110100111 11001101111 01101111101 1100110101 11010100111 0110010101 101001001001 01001101111 01011011001 0100111011 111111011 11011101101 01001011101 11011111101 10111101001 010100101 01011101001 01101111010 110011011010 11110101 110110101 01010010010 11010110010 010101101 11001001001 11101001001 00100110111
- Amount of stanzas: 42
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 50
- Average number of words per stanza: 9
- Amount of lines: 48
- Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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, her are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.
The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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- summary of Johanna Sebus;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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