This is an analysis of the poem On Seeing A Train Start For The Seaside that begins with:

O might I leave this grassy place
For spreading foam about my feet! ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc adaddd efefgg hhhhee iaiaee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 11010111 01010111 01010101 01111101 010011001 11010100 11111101 01010001 01010001 01010101 01110101 11010111 11010101 11111111 01011111 11010111 01111101 01110101 01010100 11010111 11000101 11110110 01010001 10011101 01010101 11110111 01011001 01010110 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; i, and are repeated.

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

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  • summary of On Seeing A Train Start For The Seaside;
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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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