This is an analysis of the poem The Cape Of The Caba Rumia that begins with:

Sail on! what power has our luckless bark
To this ominous realm betrayed, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a b a b c d c d e f e f g h g h b d b d e e eXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1111011101 00100101 1101100101 1110111 01011101 111111 11010001 1111101 01000101 10101001 1011110101 101110001 110010111 0110101 110111101 1101101 1100101101 101001010 111101101 110111 1101111001 1111101 10101101011 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 24
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 34
  • Average number of words per stanza: 6
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • 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 words 'tis, and are repeated.

    The author used the same words 'tis, and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of The Cape Of The Caba Rumia;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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