This is an analysis of the poem The Chambered Nautilus that begins with:

THIS is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign,
Sails the unshadowed main,--... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbbcc dddddee ddfffcc ggaaabb ddhhhgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0001011101 1010001 0100111 1011010101 0101010101 110111 101111011101 0101011101 100101 1100101 1011011101 1011010101 011101 0100101010101 1101100101 110101 110101 1101110101 1011010111 110101 100111110111 11010010111 1001001 100101 0111010101 110101011 111101 101101110111 1111010111 101101 111101 1111010101 1101000111 111111 101111111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 463
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 69 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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