This is an analysis of the poem Song—talk Of Him That's Far Awa that begins with:

MUSING on the roaring ocean,
Which divides my love and me;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcX efef bdbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101010 1011111 100101010 10110010 11110010 1010101 100101110 1011110 11101010 1110101 10101010 1010101 10111011 1010101 10101011 1011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Song—talk Of Him That's Far Awa;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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