This is an analysis of the poem Mirabeau Bridge that begins with:

Under Mirabeau Bridge the river slips away
And lovers...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcX XA cbXb XA Xadd XA XddA XA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,4,2,4,2,4,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001010101 110 110010 1111101 0100110 011111 11011101 110010 00101 01010101 0100110 011111 11001010 111 110100 1101011100 0100110 011111 0111000101 010101 1011 101001010101 0100110 011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 79
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

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

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