This is an analysis of the poem The Complaint Of Ninathoma that begins with:

How long will ye round me be swelling,
O ye blue-tumbling waves of the sea?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXcXccXcdeded
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111010 1111001001 111011110 101011001 101101010 001011011 010010100 111011001 011110010 01101011 110010010 111001011 1011010010 101001001 111110010 01111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 601
  • Average number of words per stanza: 114
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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.

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  • summary of The Complaint Of Ninathoma;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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