This is an analysis of the poem To Zoë that begins with:
Against the groaning mast I stand,
The Atlantic surges swell, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab aXaX cXcX dede fXfX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01010111 0010101 01101101 11111 01001101 111101 10110001 1111010 0111001 111101 11111101 111111 10010111 1110111 11010101 010101 11111101 1101010 11110101 1111010
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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 To Zoë;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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