This is an analysis of the poem Sea-Weeds. that begins with:

The sunlight piercing through the blue wave feeds
The joyous growths that, clustered from the air,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: ababaacdcdbXababcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0111010111 0101110001 11110001011 1001010111 0101011111 0101010111 11100011001 10111000101 11010100100 0101001101 10111011001 01000111010 11010110101 1100010111 10110010101 1101000111 0111101101 1011110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 805
  • Average number of words per stanza: 153
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Sea-Weeds.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Robert Crawford