This is an analysis of the poem Home Thoughts, From The Sea that begins with:

Nobly, nobly Cape Saint Vincent to the North-west died away;
Sunset ran, one glorious blood-red, reeking into Cadiz Bay;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 101011100011101 1111100111000011 101010101010101 001011101010111 10110101111111001 101110101010111 1101010101010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 442
  • Average number of words per stanza: 76
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 62 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Home Thoughts, From The Sea;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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