This is an analysis of the poem Saint Brandan that begins with:
Saint Brandan sails the northern main;
The brotherhood of saints are glad.... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd bebe fgfg hihi feXe ajaj fgfg hkhk bhbX ffff fbfb fhfh akak haha gegk lclc fafXXcece
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11010101 01010111 11011101 11110101 11010101 11011101 11111100 10010101 11111101 11111101 01010111 01010101 11010101 11100101 11111101 11010101 11011101 01111101 00111101 01010101 10010101 01110101 11011101 11010111 11011101 11111111 11010111 11001101 1011101 01011011 10110101 01110101 11110011 1011110010 11011111 111110110 11010111 01010111 11010111 01011100 11010111 01010101 11101001 01010101 10010101 100010101 11010101 01110111 11011111 11011111 00111111 11111101 11011101 110111010 11000111 11100010 11111101 01110011 11110111 01101111 11010001 01010101 11111111 111001010 110011101 11010101 01000101 11001101 11011101 01011101 110001001 11010111 11001101 11011101 11110101 01011101
- Amount of stanzas: 19
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 76
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; that, my, i, of are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Saint Brandan;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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