This is an analysis of the poem New Zealand that begins with:

GOD girt her about with the surges
And winds of the masterless deep, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efXfabab acacegeg aaaachch ciXihXhh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010010 11001001 110100110 11001011 110010110 01001001 110010010 01011 010010110 11001011 110111000 11001001 1010010010 11011111 110011010 01101 111111010 01011111 110111010 11001001 110010110 01011011 110011010 11001 111110010 11111011 110110010 11001000 111110110 10111011 110011110 11101 010011110 11001101 010010100 10011001 110011010 111010100 011011110 01001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1605
  • Average number of words per stanza: 256
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words nor, their, though are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of New Zealand;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!