This is an analysis of the poem A Sea Dialogue that begins with:
Cabin Passenger:
FRIEND, you seem thoughtful. I not wonder much... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXbcdeeeeefgheXefeidhX JX AcXdkXfkeeXeXjb Jd AfijXjjXgb JffX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,2,15,2,10,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 10100 1111011101 1111010101 1111010111 01010010111 0101110101 11010101001 1101010101 11010101001 0101110101 0101111111 0111010111 1101010101 110100110001 1001011001 1111011101 01001010101 1100110101 110111001011 1001110101 10110010111 11010100 111 10 10100 1110011101 0101001101 1100111111 1100111101 1101000111 1111011111 1011011101 10010010001 1101010101 1100100100101 1101010101 110110100 1101010001 01010101 111 01 10100 1101011101 1111010101 1101100101 0101010001 11110011101 0010110001 0111010101 1101010101 0011010001 111 1011111101 0010 1111011011
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 350
- Average number of words per stanza: 65
- Amount of lines: 55
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; i, of, my, vast are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words what, of, the are repeated.
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