This is an analysis of the poem The Turtle Shrine Near Chittagong that begins with:

Humps of shell emerge from dark water.
Believers toss hunks of bread, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdb beecdXfXd bcbXXd fgahhXXfc XefXXbgb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,9,6,9,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010110 0101101 10010101 011001 1110110 1 11100101 11011111 01010101 110111001 0100110 11011101 110101001 1011101 0111 101001 011101 0101111 10110 1111111 111111 111101111 11010110 0111110 10011010010 110111001000 11101111 101001010 011010101 11 11111010 1110011001 1010011111 11011011 111001011 00101 10100101010 110010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 258
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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 is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Turtle Shrine Near Chittagong;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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