This is an analysis of the poem The London 'Bobby' that begins with:

A Tribute To The Policemen Of Englands Capital
Here in my cosy corner, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abcbcded afafXggg hfhfeiji hjajjkek
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000010010100 1011010 010101 1100110 100101 1101010 010101 1101010 111111 1101010 110101 1101010 1101011 1111111 1100011 1111010 110101 1111110 010101 1001110 100111 1111010 110101 1101110 010101 1101010 111101 0001110 011111 1111010 01111 1001010 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

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