This is an analysis of the poem Unanointed that begins with:

Upon the Siren-haunted seas, between Fate's mythic shores,
Within a world of moon and mist, where dusk and daylight wed,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcdcdcX X bbbb eeeeeeeX X fbfb cgcgcgcg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,1,4,8,1,4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 010101010110101 01010111111111 11010101010101 01011101010111 11110101 011111 01011101 110001 11010101 101101 01110101 01100 1 01010101110111 011101011010111 11010101010101 110010111010111 11110101 111101 01110101 110101 01010111 111111 01010101 010101 1 11010111110101 010001010010101 01110101010101 01010101010111 11110101 011101 11110111 111101 10011101 011111 10011101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • 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 word with is repeated.

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  • summary of Unanointed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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