This is an analysis of the poem London Bells that begins with:

Two sticks and an apple,
Ring the bells at Whitechapel....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX XX aa aX bc XX bc Xa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110 10111000 11011 10110 10110 1011110 100110 1011110 10111 10110110 1111 101110 1010 101010 1111 101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 50
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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.

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  • summary of London Bells;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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