This is an analysis of the poem Sleep Compared To The Sea. that begins with:

The tide comes in, a surge from the great sea,
And every little muddy creek and inlet...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0110010011 110010101111 11000010101 0011010111 10010100101 0101010011 1011100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 299
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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 Sleep Compared To The Sea.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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