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

The bells of hell go ting-a-ling-a-ling
For you but not for me: ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABaBabAB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ottava rima
  • Metre: 0101110101 111111 1010101110101 111111 1110110101 111101 0101110101 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 276
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; ling, for are repeated.

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

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