This is an analysis of the poem Bredon Hill that begins with:

In summertime on Bredon
The bells they sound so clear;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabaa cdXdd edXdd ebcbb Xfgff gdedd XbXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101110 011111 1101110 010111 010101 1001110 111111 1101010 110111 011001 0111010 0101001 1101010 010111 111111 1111110 010101 1101110 110101 110101 1101110 110101 1111110 111101 110101 1101110 111101 0101010 110111 111111 0111110 110101 1101010 110101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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  • summary of Bredon Hill;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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