This is an analysis of the poem The Bells that begins with:
Today the circus poster
is scabbing off the concrete wall...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcbadXddcXadeeca ceXfcfXfXXaXc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,13,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0101010 01010101 10101010 01111 1011010 100101 0101000100 01001010 1101 1010101 110 1001110 111011010 1101 1111 1010001 011010 110101 10101 111 111011 01011001 1110101 010111 010101 1101 1010010010 11010 10100101 01
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 379
- Average number of words per stanza: 71
- Amount of lines: 30
- Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Bells;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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