This is an analysis of the poem When Moonlike Ore The Hazure Seas that begins with:

When moonlike ore the hazure seas
In soft effulgence swells,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXaXXbX cbcXdadX cacaeaeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 011001 11011101 110111 11110101 111101 11001101 1101010 11100101 1101001 11010001 010100 11010001 010101 11110101 1101010 01111111 010101 10010101 110101 10010101 110111 00010111 1101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 235
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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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