This is an analysis of the poem A New And Different Voyage that begins with:

Stepping aboard and accepting,
A new and different voyage....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXcXdc EcEXXdXaXfcf ABdXXfXcfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,12,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011010 01110010 010100100000 10010101010 1010001001000 00101 110011010001 1101111 0010010010 1101111 010100100100 1010111000 101110 10111010001 1101101110 010101 11100001101 1111001001 0011111 10011010 01110010 11010 010100100000 10100101011 0101011110010 01111 0101000101 0101101010 1000101010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 337
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; to, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of A New And Different Voyage;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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