This is an analysis of the poem Bunhill’s Fields that begins with:

Under cool trees the City tombs
extend, and nearer lie...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cada cXcd Xece bfff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10110101 011101 10111101 01010111 11010110 1101001 11110111 10110101 1011101 0101010 111111 010001001 10110111 111111 11100111 1111111 1110111 101110 111011110 111000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Bunhill’s Fields;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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