This is an analysis of the poem Remaining At The Dock that begins with:

You may have made claims,
To be the founder to find......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD efadgh egiXic dfggcbXggc XhbbhgggX ABCD eheXbabaXaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,6,10,9,4,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11111 0001001 10101 0010001100 11110010 010111001 10101 101000101100 0010101101 11010110001 11110 0111111 01100110001 1101001010101 100111010101 01111111101 1010110111 1001001001 0101001101 10011110101 011001 1001111001 0110100011 110101010101 101101000 00010110110101 1010111001001 00100101001101 0011011010 10011100010010 0100100001010010 001001 0111101111 101001001111 10111110001010 11111 0001001 10101 0010001100 110 101100111001 101001010 011111001 110100110101 01100011010 010110100010 1111101001 10101110010110 10011 110111 00111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 292
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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, you are repeated.

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

  • summary of Remaining At The Dock;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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