This is an analysis of the poem A Passing Bell that begins with:

Mournfully to and fro, to and fro the trees are waving;
What did you say, my dear?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdb aacda efghfXeagha
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10001101101110 101111 0111110010101 0111001001 11111 1101110011101010 11101 0101111100101 10001011001 0010101 011110110010111 100101 101100101101 0101001101001 1111 110101110101101 101110 0110111101101 101011101101 1110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 214
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of A Passing Bell;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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