This is an analysis of the poem Stepping On The Shore that begins with:

Wind and sea,
Leaves me adrift....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabc ccbX cd ecaXdeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,2,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 1101 001 10011110 11110111 11 1011 101 1011101 10110111 101001 1101 0111 111 111 0101 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 88
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Stepping On The Shore;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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