This is an analysis of the poem Milford Sound In Winter that begins with:

Dark ocean walls, majestically steep,
That dare the skies, that guard a solitude... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacdXcdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101010001 1101110101 010010100101 1101010101 1100110101 0101011001 1101010111 1101010011 11111000100 1101010101 11011010001 1101010100 1111010110 0111011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 599
  • Average number of words per stanza: 96
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • 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:

    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; that is repeated.

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