This is an analysis of the poem The Cable Hymn that begins with:
O lonely bay of Trinity,
O dreary shores, give ear!... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xaba bcbc dede dbdb eeeX adaX fgfg hihi dada jeje bkXk Xlfl eeeX XXaXjjkX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,8,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11010100 110111 11100111 010101 010101001 1111010 01000101 1101010 11010001 111101 11011101 010011 11011101 110100 01010101 110101 1101110101 110101 01000101 110110 11010101 110101 01100111 0101101 11110101 0100101 11001101 110101 11000101 111101 110101001 110011 11110001 010111 01010101 0100101 11010101 111101 11010101 010101 01110101 010101 11010101 0101001 11000011 01011111 01000101 11010001 11010111 01110101 1101111111 010101110101 100101010 11110101 11011111 11010111 11000111 11010101 1011110101 101101010010100
- Amount of stanzas: 15
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 61
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; of is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words o, the are repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ' is repeated).
The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of The Cable Hymn;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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