This is an analysis of the poem Bob White that begins with:

Out near the links where I go to play
My favorite game from day to day,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbaabb ccddeedd aXddffbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 110111101 110010101 1010111101 10110101 1101111101 01010111000 10101111101 01101011011 111111111 11100101101 111100101 1110110101 1111100101 11111011011 11100101101 100110101 111111100 0100100100 1110101111 0101100101 0010111101 1110111101 1110101101 0010110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 331
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he's, to, bob, white, your are repeated.

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

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

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