This is an analysis of the poem Beppo that begins with:

Why are thou sad, my Beppo? But last eve,
Here at my feet, thy dear head on my breast, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd ebeb fbfb ececXbfbf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111110111 1111111111 1111111111 11010010101 1101111111 1111111111 1111111101 1111011111 1101110101 1100010001 1111110111 1111011111 1101011111 1001010101 1101010101 11011100011 1111111110 0101110101 1101110101 1111111101 0101110111 01111100111 1111110101 1111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

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

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