This is an analysis of the poem The Bridge that begins with:
Over the bridge when the moon is high
There comes a horseman galloping by,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbC XXXbC ddeeC
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 100110101 110101001 1111101111 111100111 1010 100111010 01001011011 0101111010 100011111 1010 100110001 10101001001 1100110111 10101001001 1010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 193
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Bridge;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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