This is an analysis of the poem On The Sea-Shore that begins with:

Can nothing last?
No deep, intense emotion?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbaAcbX dbdXXbd ceccXeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 1101010 1111 1101 1101 11101010 1111 0101 1101110 1101 10101 1101 11101010 110101 1101 0101010 1101 0101 1101 11111010 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; ' is repeated.

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