This is an analysis of the poem The Ocean Said To Me Once, that begins with:

The ocean said to me once,
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXXacXccb abdXadcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101011 10 10101 001010 1110 111100 010111 0111 1010101 110101 11111101 1000 11 101001 111101 01001 101010 0111101 0010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 237
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Ocean Said To Me Once,;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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