This is an analysis of the poem Bob that begins with:
SINGER of songs of the hills—
Dreamer, by waters unstirred,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXXbcacadedefgfg hihibbXb icicbiBi jkjkklkl hbhbgbgb bgbgbjbj gfgfdbdb bibiblbl fjfjgbgb mfmfdidi nfnfcbcb bdBdaiaiXbhbhfjfj
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,17,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1001001 10110100 1001001 1001101 1001001 1001001 1001001 1001011 1001011 1111011 1011011 1111001 10010001 10001011 1011001 1011101 1001101 1011001 1001101 1001001 1101001 1101011 1001010 1001101 1001001 1001111 1001001 1011011 1111001 1001001 1011011 1001001 1101011 101001 1001001 0101101 1011101 1011001 111001 1101011 1101001 1001001 1001001 1001001 1001001 1001001 10001011 1011001 1111001 1111001 1001101 1001101 1011011 1001101 1111101 1101011 1001011 1011001 1101001 1011101 1101111 1101001 1011001 1001001 0101001 10100101 1101101 1111011 1001001 1001001 1001111 1101001 1001001 1101001 1001101 1001001 1001010 1001111 1001001 1111001 1001001 1001001 1001001 1101001 1101011 1001001 1011011 1001001 1001001 1111101 1011001 101001 1001001 1001001 10110001 10001011 1111001 1011001 1011011 1101011 1001001 1001011 1001001 1001001 1101001 1011001 1001001 1001001 1101001 1011001 1111011 0001001
- Amount of stanzas: 13
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 244
- Average number of words per stanza: 47
- Amount of lines: 112
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; of, and, in, s are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word nobody is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Bob;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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