This is an analysis of the poem Vita Nuova that begins with:

I STOOD by the unvintageable sea
Till the wet waves drenched face and hair with spray,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXabbXcdeced
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 111010001 1011111101 0111000101 1001011100 10010100101 1011110101 1111011101 01111011000 111010100111 1011011101 0001110101 1101010111 0101001101 1011011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 741
  • Average number of words per stanza: 116
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 52 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; and is repeated.

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  • summary of Vita Nuova;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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