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

Guns! far and near
Quick, sudden, angry, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcadceeaefaebgehggiagjahifhjfcdfcef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 36,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 11010 110011 1001001 110110 10010001 11011 110001 1111 101011 01010 1001000101 111101 010010 01101 110001 11010 110011 001011 001011 111 10101 01110 1101 11101 001010 101001 1110101 101010 0111 01111 101101 11001 00101 1111100 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 876
  • Average number of words per stanza: 159
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word of is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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