This is an analysis of the poem For Ever that begins with:

FOR ever and for ever
The changeless oceans roar :... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdd Aefedd Agcgff AbXbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1101110 0100101 111100101 010101 10110100 11111101 1101110 0010101 11110111 010101 11011101 11111111 1101110 011111 01011111 100101 11011101 100110111 1101110 110111 01010101 100101 111111010 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 192
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; and is repeated.

    The author used the same word for 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 For Ever;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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