This is an analysis of the poem Ecco Mormorar L'Onde (Now The Waves Murmur) that begins with:

Ecco mormorar l'onde,
E tremolar le fronde...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXaXX b XXccXccXbccaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,1,14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001 110001 0101000111000 11011010110100 10100 11010 1011010 111011 11000110 101010011110 111010100 110110010 101100011010 10101100 010 10110 10110110 00101 1101100101 110 1011 1101001 11001001 110101 101011001 110110 1100110010 010110011010 1011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 274
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; e, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words e, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Ecco Mormorar L'Onde (Now The Waves Murmur);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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