This is an analysis of the poem Through A Porthole that begins with:

If you could lie upon this berth, this berth
whereon I lie,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbcabXdcedce
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0111010101 1011 01110101100 101 0111010101 0101 1101010010001 0111010110 101 1101110111 0101 11011101 1101 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 405
  • Average number of words per stanza: 80
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Through A Porthole;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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