This is an analysis of the poem Waves that begins with:

I saw a tiny God
Sitting... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXaabcdaecf eXegffhhaaaffffibbfggiii fdaffjaXafjjc egegaaiaaafiXag
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,24,13,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 10 10011010 11110 11101 0110101 110001 011001 101010 111101 01010110 111101 0011001010 1111 11111011 1111 01001001 111111 110101 1101 1101 111101 01 01 01001010 101 01110 10101 10010 01101 11001 011010 11111 11111 010110 1111010 11110 11101110 0110 10101 1111 1101 1101 100101 111011110 111111111 100010010 1001010 00101 1110 111001 101001 11011 111110 111 001 10010 11110 01011 001001 0010010 110 0101 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 296
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words such, the, and, lovely, with are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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