This is an analysis of the poem A Bunch Of Roses that begins with:

Roses ruddy and roses white,
What are the joys that my heart discloses? ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaabbbbbb cbccb abaab dbddb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101101 1101111010 100100101 100101101 001001001110 100110111 11011010010 101100111 1110100101 11001001010 100100101 10111110010 010100101 1110100111 001010001010 100100101 1001001110 100110101 100100101 11111001110 110101101 101011010 100111101 10111111 1001001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet repeated the same word roses at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of A Bunch Of Roses;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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