This is an analysis of the poem My Longshore Lass that begins with:
Far in the mellow western sky,
Above the restless harbor bar,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcbdb cbXbdb XadXda
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10010101 01010101 01010101 11011101 11111101 110101 01000111 11010101 11010101 01110011 11011101 011111 011100001 01010101 11110101 01011100 1010101101 110101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 200
- Average number of words per stanza: 37
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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- summary of My Longshore Lass;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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