This is an analysis of the poem Submerged that begins with:
I have known only my own shallows -
Safe, plumbed places,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaX bXa bc dXdcX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,2,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111101110 1110 11110111 11001 1100101 1010 11010010 101011 11111 000101101 111111 1100101010 10101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 87
- Average number of words per stanza: 17
- Amount of lines: 13
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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 Submerged;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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