This is an analysis of the poem The Bended Bow that begins with:
There was heard the sound of a coming foe,
There was sent through Britain a bended Bow,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabb ccccdX cC eefffX cC ggggXX cC ddhhfX cC ffbbgXXCc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,2,6,2,6,2,6,2,9,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110100101 1111100101 1011110111 1011110101 1110101 1011101 10101010 11111010 1010101 1110111 1010110101 1010110111 1010101 1010001 1011101 1110101 10110011 1110111 1010110111 1010110111 1010101 1110111 1010101 10101101 1011101 1110111 1010110111 1010110111 1110111 00101001 1010101 1010101 1111101 1110101 1011110101 1010110111 1011111 1110101 1010111 1110101 1011101 1010101 1010110111 1011110101
- Amount of stanzas: 11
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 44
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; and is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words there, and, though, where are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Bended Bow;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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