This is an analysis of the poem The Quest that begins with:
I sought Him on the purple seas,
I sought Him on the peaks aflame;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcc dedeXcXcccccc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,13,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11110101 11110101 01010101 11011101 01010111 01011111 11100101 01010101 01010111 01000001 11100101 11011111 11010111 01111101 11011101 01101101 11110101 11111111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 204
- Average number of words per stanza: 41
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, in, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, the are repeated.
The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word god at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Quest;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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