This is an analysis of the poem On Revisiting The Sea-Shore, After Long Absence, Under Strong Medical Recommendation Not To Bathe that begins with:

God be with thee, gladsome Ocean!
How gladly greet I thee once more!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab aXac dede dfdf gcgc eheh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011010 11011111 11111010 11010111 100101010 11011111 11101010 11110101 10101110 11011101 100101110 11110011 10101110 01010101 10111010 010111001 10101010 10100101 10100010 0111001 11111011 1101001 10011001 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; and, they, me are repeated.

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  • summary of On Revisiting The Sea-Shore, After Long Absence, Under Strong Medical Recommendation Not To Bathe;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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