This is an analysis of the poem By A Child's Bed that begins with:

She breathèd deep,
And stepped from out life's stream...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaccb ddXceefXXeecc gXgcdfXXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,13,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 110111 010101 11000101 100101 0101000101 1101011111 11010100 1001 11010 010100 1101010110 1101110110 01010 010001 011101111101 1111110111 0101010101 1001010101 1111010101 111101 1111010101 1111010101 1101010101 110101 110100 01001011 1001010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 311
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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, of, half, other are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of By A Child's Bed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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