This is an analysis of the poem Beauty that begins with:

I've been north an' south (said Bill),
I've been east an' west,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb cdcd cdbd bdEd eaCXA afff XXXd Xfbf Xgeg EaCXA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,5,4,4,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011111 10111 1111111 111101 111010 10101 1010101 100101 11111 10101 1110001 110101 111010101 1011 1011010 1010101 101110 0011111 0111111 0101010 1011110111 1011111 10111 11001111 0100101 101110 011100 0101010 1010101 111110 1110001 100111 1101001 111010101 01101 1011010 10101 1011010 11111 0111111 0101010 1011110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; an', sails, i've are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i've, with are repeated.

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

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

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