This is an analysis of the poem Most 'Beaches' And I that begins with:

I often wished someone had thoughts of me,
To stroll along the beach at sunset....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcdbXX AbXcbaad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1101111101 010101111 1011010 10101001 011110101 11010101 10101 1101111101 11 0101011 0101 11101111 01101 11011 111010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 228
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Most 'Beaches' And I;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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