This is an analysis of the poem The Sailor's Song that begins with:

I LOVED the mother, and I loved the daughter. He sails for many a month, does sailor Jack. I loved the mother when I left her; I loved the daughter,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X X X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111010111100111011101011101101011111 110010110101111110101111111110101010100010 010111111101010111010110101111100101100010 01011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 135 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 27
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, loved, daughter, when, on, back, for, mother are repeated.

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  • summary of The Sailor's Song;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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