This is an analysis of the poem The Bridge that begins with:

I have come a long way to-day:
On a strange bridge alone,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaa XXXbb baXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11101101 101101 0100111 1101111 11010101111 110101 1001111 0110101 1101101 011111010101 11001111 1010101 1110111 11111100 11010010100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Bridge;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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