This is an analysis of the poem Fantasia that begins with:

When I am a sea-flower
Under the cool green tide,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbXbcb bdXdaded bfXfcfef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110110 100111 10111110 1011101 1111110 1110111 1101011 110111 111011 100111 11101010 10111 1001110 1001001 10011010 0110101 111011 1110111 101110 100101 0110111 101011 1111010 110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 229
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The author used the same word when at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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