This is an analysis of the poem Xiv. On A Distant View Of England. that begins with:
AH! from my eyes the tears unbidden start,
Albion! as now thy cliffs (that bright appear ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbacddceffebb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1011011001 10011111101 11001111101 0101011101 01011100011 1011010111 11110101001 1001011101 11010100101 11110110111 1111111101 1111001101 0101011111 1001111101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 650
- Average number of words per stanza: 116
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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; and is repeated.
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More information about poems by William Lisle Bowles
- Analysis of Ii. Written At Bamborough Castle.
- Analysis of X. On Dover Cliffs.
- Analysis of Sonnet: At Ostend, July 22nd 1787
