This is an analysis of the poem The Church-Bell that begins with:
As I was lying in my bed
I heard the church-bell ring; ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cccc baba XbXb aXXX XdXdXbdbd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11110011 110111 01110111 010101 11010101 101101 01010111 101101 01111011 011111 01110111 110111 01110011 010111 01110111100 010101 01010101 110111 011111110 10011100 010000101 010011 0101101110 011111 1110111 0100101 11010101 110101
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 28
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
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- summary of The Church-Bell;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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