This is an analysis of the poem The Titanic that begins with:

As she sped from dawn to gloaming, a palace upon the sea,
Did the waves from her proud bows foaming whisper what port should be?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeedXffaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 111010100100101 001001110101110 1010101100010111 11001101011110101 101101110010111 101011101100101 10100110010111 10111010100101 01111101011101 010010100100101 1100101011101 11001001001100 11111101010111 1111010011101 111010101010111 0101110110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 980
  • Average number of words per stanza: 184
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 60 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her, and are repeated.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Titanic;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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