This is an analysis of the poem Odysseus' Decision that begins with:
The great man turns his back on the island.
Now he will not die in paradise...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXbXXbXXXXXaXa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 0111011010 110110101 1101 010101010101 10111001001 011011101 11100100 111101010 11111 0110111 100101010 101010 11101 11110110
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 458
- Average number of words per stanza: 89
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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 Odysseus' Decision;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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