This is an analysis of the poem The Voyagers that begins with:

We shall launch our shallop on waters blue from some dim primrose shore,
We shall sail with the magic of dusk behind and enchanted coasts before,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb aacc XXXX ddee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111101101011111 111001001011010101 10101100111110101 11101001011100101 010010101111101 10110001010110111 111010010010101101 1010100101011111 1111101101111100 001011010110101000 101001001011101101 101011001010010100 11111111011110101 1111111101100101 01111110111111101 111111010010011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 287
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 71 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 14
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her, and, of, to, our, on are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words we, and are repeated.

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  • summary of The Voyagers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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