Analysis of The Tuft Of Kelp
Herman Melville 1819 – 1891
All dripping in tangles green,
Cast up by a lonely sea
If purer for that, O Weed,
Bitterer, too, are ye?
| Scheme | ABCB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Ballad stanza Quatrain Simple 4-line |
| Metre | 1100101 1110101 1101111 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 109 |
| Words | 23 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 78 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 6 sec read
- 120 Views
0 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"The Tuft Of Kelp" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 11 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/19134/the-tuft-of-kelp>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Herman Melville poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In