This is an analysis of the poem Lost! that begins with:

A moon upon a moonlit sea
To me thou art;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbacca dccdeed ecceffe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010111 0111 1100101 0100101 101101 110101 1101 110100110 0011 10011 11001010 011101 11010111 01010 11110101 1111 111111 010111 111101 110101 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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