Analysis of The Sea



The arms of the sea raises above my ship as
We sailed through the emerald green.
crashing tides upon the deck swept clean
the bleached stained wood beneath our feet.
Gray skies overhead open her clouds to rain down.
The breath of God blown into my sails, gave
us hope of reaching home.
The bounty of the catch, will reach the bay tonight.
I give thanks to the sea, for she can be kind
or unforgiving. she is the mistress to us all
who tempt her with our call, to sail upon her
crest of emerald green.


Scheme ABBCDEFGHIJB
Poetic Form
Metre 011011001111 1110101 101010111 011101101 111011001111 0111101111 111101 010101110101 11110111111 1001011010111 110110111010 11101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 489
Words 97
Sentences 7
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 393
Words per stanza (avg) 97
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Submitted on May 26, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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