Analysis of Sail
Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov 1814 (Moscow) – 1841 (Pyatigorsk, Caucasus Oblast)
A lonely sail is flashing white
Amdist the blue mist of the sea!...
What does it seek in foreign lands?
What did it leave behind at home?..
Waves heave, wind whistles,
The mast, it bends and creaks...
Alas, it seeks not happiness
Nor happiness does it escape!
Below, a current azure bright,
Above, a golden ray of sun...
Rebellious, it seeks out a storm
As if in storms it could find peace!
| Scheme | ABXX XBXX AXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01011101 1011101 11110101 11110111 11110 011101 01111100 11001101 01010101 01010111 01011101 11011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 387 |
| Words | 74 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 98 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 06, 2023
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