This is an analysis of the poem The Sea Faery that begins with:
She was strange as the orchids that blossom
And glimmer and shower their balm... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabaca defege XhghXh bcdcgX cXcgfX gidiXi
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 1111010110 11011011 111010010 11011001 1110110111 01001011 1111010110 01001001 010010110 01011011 010110010 01001001 1110110110 01001011 110110110 11001101 110110110 11101101 101110010 11011001 110010010 11001001 101110110 01111101 110111111 011110100 110010111 101101001 110010010 110011010 110010111 11111101 111110110 01011101 111110110 11001001
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 223
- Average number of words per stanza: 41
- Amount of lines: 36
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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 and, with are repeated.
The author used the same words she, and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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- summary of The Sea Faery;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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