This is an analysis of the poem Here In Bed that begins with:

Here in bed behind a brick wall
I can make order and meaning,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXXd eXfcg ghbidfg hXgffbbfdXeibha
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,7,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10101011 11110110 111101111 010110 00111 010001 111011 1111101011 101010101010 111100100 10111 010001001 011110110 111100110 110011 1111001 1111111 010111 0010110010 111110010 00110101 01011110 01010111 01101010 0101011110 110001101 0111110101 0101100101 01011011 1111110 0010001 110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 196
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same word it's at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Here In Bed;
  • central theme;
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