This is an analysis of the poem Joy, Shipmate, Joy! that begins with:

Joy! shipmate--joy!
(Pleas'd to my Soul at death I cry;)... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AaXXXXA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 10111111 11011101 01110011 01011111 11010001 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 240
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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  • summary of Joy, Shipmate, Joy!;
  • central theme;
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