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

I fain would be thy pupil, mighty Deep!
Yet speak thou gently to me, for I fear ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXcbdcXbdefgheXhiijXhhbhdigdjhefaeji
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 38,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1110110101 1111001111 1101011111 0101110100 1101110111 1101110101 0101010101 11011010101 1101110111 1011010101 1101010111 0100011111 0111011101 1111011101 1111110111 1101001101 1101110111 0101011101 0101011101 1101000101 1111010011 11110011101 1111111101 0111110001 1111011111 1101000101 101110001 1111001101 0100010101 11110011101 1111001111 1111010101 0101011111 11110100011 1111111111 0111000111 11010011101 1111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1713
  • Average number of words per stanza: 304
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, and, they, thy, who, one are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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