This is an analysis of the poem Jersey that begins with:

Dear Jersey! jewel jubilant and green,
'Midst surge that splits steel ships, but sings to thee!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXbb cdcdbb bebeXff gdgddd X Xhch
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,7,6,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101010011 1111111101 1101010101 1100110110 0101110100 1111010001 1111110101 1111001101 1011011101 1111010111 1101010101 1110010101 0101010101 110010101001 1101010101 0101001101 1101001010101 1101010111 0101010001 0101011111 1101010111 1111010101 11111100101 0101110111 1101010101 10 11000111001 010011111 110011101 1101111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Jersey;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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