This is an analysis of the poem Poseidon's Law that begins with:

When the robust and Brass-bound Man commissioned first for sea
His fragile raft, Poseidon laughed, and "Mariner," said he,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb cXdd eeff ffgX gghh aacc XXff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 10011111010111 0101010111000011 100010100111111 11011111011111 101011101110111 110101010100101 110100011100100101 01110101010100 11111101110011 010010101110111 11010111110101 11111110110111 1110001101111001 00110101110111 011101001011101 011101010101010 010101001100101 11010101011101 11010101011111 10000101011101 01011100110111 11110111010101 01110111110101 10011111101111 01010101001110 110101010101010 1101100111001 1001011101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 250
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 62 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, your, nor, from are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words nor, the are repeated.

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  • summary of Poseidon's Law;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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