This is an analysis of the poem My Bonnet Of Blue that begins with:

My bonnet of blue, my bonnet of blue,
Its gossamer fineness I'll sing to you;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AabbAa ccddAa ddeeAa ccaaAaXddccAa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1100111001 01001001101 10100100101 111100101 1100111001 1110101101 011101101 0101001001 110111111 1101111011 1100111001 1111111101 1101101111 01101011111 10111101101 11001101011 1100111001 1101101011 111100111 111100111 110100101 110111111 1100111001 1110111101 1101111011 01101011101 11001111001 1111101101 1100111001 111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; of, my, bonnet, i, blue are repeated.

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  • summary of My Bonnet Of Blue;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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