This is an analysis of the poem Ocean Of Forms that begins with:

I dive down into the depth of the ocean of forms,
hoping to gain the perfect pearl of the formless. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX ba X caX Xcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,1,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110001001001 100100110010 111001001000110101 01111111100111 1111100100010 00010011010001 11101001001 11101011 11100010010 11011101100 1111011010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 50 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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  • summary of Ocean Of Forms;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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