This is an analysis of the poem The Flood that begins with:

Blood has been harder to dam back than water.
Just when we think we have it impounded safe...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbacddceffedd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11010011110 11111100101 01110011101 01010111010 110100111010 11001010101 0111010101 11110100010 0011111111 1001110001 1101110101 1100110101 1101111101 1101010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 608
  • Average number of words per stanza: 120
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Flood;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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