This is an analysis of the poem Ring The Bell, Watchman! that begins with:
High is the belfry the old sexton stands,
Grasping the rope with his thin bony hands;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabXB ccbaX aabcB ddbcB eeXXB
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1001001101 1001001101 1001111101 11101010 1101 100110111 1100101101 1111101001 1001110 11010 1001101001 1101011101 1001011101 1001010 1101 1001101101 1001111101 1101001101 10110010 1101 11011011001 1101011001 111101101010 10101010 1101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 187
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 25
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; ring, yes are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words ring, yes are repeated.
The poet repeated the same word bell at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of Ring The Bell, Watchman!;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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