This is an analysis of the poem 1841-1891 that begins with:

The wind rose, the sea rose
A wave rose on the sea,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcD efgf eegeXABcD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011011 011101 0101010 0011010 01010111 111101 1111110 1010001 01010011 111101 10111110 1010101 011011 011101 1001010 0011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; rose, of are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of 1841-1891;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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