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

WITHIN the world a second world
That circles ceaselessly: ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbc dded efgf haba Xfbf beXe bhbh efbf faaX bbeb eiai cXgd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 110100 10011101 101111 10011111 100101 11010111 110101 111111001 110101 11011111 010101 01011111 010101 11010101 110101 11111110 110111 01011101 110101 11010011 010101 11011001 010101 11000101 111111 10010111 1100101 10010101 110101 11010100 110101 11010111 111101 11010101 0101100 111100111 111101 01010101 0111101 11011001 011101 01010101 110101 11011101 110110 10110111 111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1781
  • Average number of words per stanza: 279
  • Amount of lines: 59
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 The Hidden Tide;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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