This is an analysis of the poem Now Finale To The Shore that begins with:

NOW finale to the shore!
Now, land and life, finale, and farewell!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXXbXXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1010001 1111010111 11000111110101 10011110001001 1001010001 1001011101010 1101110101 011111010 01110111010 010111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 493
  • Average number of words per stanza: 74
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word now is repeated.

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