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

Upon a lonely desart Beach
Where the white foam was scatter'd,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaaababba cdadaaaaa acccaaaaA XaXaaaaXA eabaaaaaA fgfgaaaaa XcecaaaaA ccechfhXf ciaicfccf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 1011110 010110001 1101010 01110101 01101 11010101 11010101 101101 01010111 1111010 11010101 0111010 11110101 010101 11011101 01011101 101101 11010101 11001010 01111101 0101010 11010101 011101 01011001 01010101 101101 11110011 1100110 10010101 1111110 10101101 110101 11011111 01110101 101101 11010101 0101010 101101001 0101010 10010011 010111 01110001 11110101 101101 010010011 1001010 11001111 1101010 11011001 010111 01010101 11010101 110101 010101001 1001010 10011111 1101010 01010101 010101 11010101 11010101 101101 111100101 111101 11010101 1101001 11011101 010101 110010101 110100110 101101 11000110 1101110 11010101 1111010 11011101 111101 11010001 11010111 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 295
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 81
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word play'd at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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