This is an analysis of the poem The Old Superb that begins with:
The wind was rising easterly, the morning sky was blue,
The Straits before us opened wide and free;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcacX DBDB aeaeffff DBDB gggXffffXdBDB
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,8,4,13,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 01110100010111 0101110111 11010100110101 1111010101 11110001011101 0101011111 101110001110101 1111010111 11011101110111 1110010101 101010110101 001110101 01011100111101 0101011101 01010110110101 1101110101 1110111110101 1101010101 11011101110101 11101101101 11011101110111 1110010101 101010110101 001110101 11110101110101 0101010101 01010101110101 1111011101 11111111010111 1111011101 110010101111101 11101010101 111011101110111 1110010101 101010110101 001110101
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 307
- Average number of words per stanza: 60
- Amount of lines: 36
- Average number of symbols per line: 50 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 10
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, old, all, we are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Old Superb;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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