This is an analysis of the poem The Creeds Of The Bells that begins with:

How sweet the chime of the Sabbath bells!
Each one its creed in music tells...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccaaXdeeXXXdXdffggXdXdaabbXdddhhffXdXdiiffXdXdffhhXdXdiijjXdddddhhXdddddiiXdjjkkkkXdffhhiidX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 96,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100101 11010101 01110101 11111111 11010101 01000101 11010101 01000111 11010101 01011101 11010111 11010101 010110001 01010101 11110101 101011101 11010111 01010101 11111101 11010101 01110101 01010101 11010101 101001111 11010110 110101001 10011111 10011101 01110101 11011101 01001110 1100101001 11011111 11011011 11110111 11110101 01011101 11011101 11111111 110101001 11011111 10010001 11110101 11110101 01011111 01110101 10011111 10010001 1001111100 01010101 100101010 010111010 110100101 11110101 100111100 1010101001 11011011 010010101 110100101 11010101 111101101 01010111 11111111 110100001 11010101 1101010101 11010101 11010101 01110101 11010101 11111111 101010101 11110101 01001101 110101001 01011101 11000110 0101111 11001011 11110101 11111111 01110101 010011101 01011111 11001101 11110101 11010111 111010101 10010101 010111110 10011101 01011111 01011111 11010001 11010011 11111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 3439
  • Average number of words per stanza: 644
  • Amount of lines: 96
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; as, well, in, no, hell, speed, rest, find, bell are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words where, no are repeated.

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  • summary of The Creeds Of The Bells;
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  • history of its creation;
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