This is an analysis of the poem Battle Bunny (Malvern Hill, 1864) that begins with:

Bunny, lying in the grass,
Saw the shining column pass;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccbbdd eeffee gghheeijijccbX ffeegghhjj ikXkhkhkjj ffcckk Xaagg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,6,14,10,10,6,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010001 1010101 1010101 1010111 1010111 1000111 1100001 1010001 1010111 1011101 1010101 1010101 1011101 1110101 10100101 1011011 1011101 1001001 10001101 1010101 1010101 1011101 1010101 1010101 1010101 1011101 1011101 1011111 10010101 1010111 1010101 1110101 1110111 1010011 1010101 1010001 0010111 1100111 1010101 1011101 1000111 1010100 1010001 1010101 1010111 10000101 0110101 1100101 1111101 1011101 1010111 10100111 10001001 1110101 1010101 1011101 10101001 1010011 1010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 222
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 60
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; saw, his, all, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words saw, all, wiser are repeated.

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  • summary of Battle Bunny (Malvern Hill, 1864);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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