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

...and in the final analyst,
Whoever is assigned to helm this moored...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdefdacedefXXbbagbafgeebba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 29,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010100 0100010101 1011 100100100011010 1100101100100 1001010100100010 101 1101110011 1111 0101100101 10100 1011101101 111001 1000100 100 1010010011111 10101 11000100101010 11111 101001100011010 110110101010010 1111000001 101110110101010 1111000111 110111101 10101010001 1110001010 101010000100110 111110111110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 194
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, that, we are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines forward is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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