This is an analysis of the poem Above Sea Level that begins with:
After ten years,
A myth created ends....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaXbcbX bacbbcX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1010 010101 10010001 1010100 100110010 101010010 01000101110 01010100 01010 1 01001 0010010 10100101 1010010
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
- Average number of words per stanza: 30
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Above Sea Level;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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