This is an analysis of the poem By The Bridge that begins with:

WITH subtlest mimicry of wave and tide,
Of ocean storm, and current setting free,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaccb bdb X eed dddbbd ffXggf hhhffh gggddg fafiiaXdaddda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,3,1,3,6,6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101000111 0101110101 1101010111 1001010101 1001010101 11010101001 1111110101 1101111001 01111111 11 1111110111 1101011111 11010001001 0101010101 1111011100 1111011011 01010011101 1011010101 01110010111 1101110101 11010110101 0100101110110 0101011111 1101001101 1111110101 0101000111 110110111001 01011100111 0101000101 110110101 11000101111 11010110001 11011100101 11010011101 0111000100 0111110111 1101111101 1101010111 11010100101 0111010101 11110000101 1101010101 1101010111 1101001101 011101111001 0101010011 1111000101 1101010111 01010011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 212
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

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  • summary of By The Bridge;
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