This is an analysis of the poem Ergo Bibamus! that begins with:
FOR a praiseworthy object we're now gather'd here,
So, brethren, sing: ERGO BIBAMUS!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a Xa Xbbb X a Xa Xccc X b Xb Xbbb X d Xd Xddd X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,4,1,1,2,4,1,1,2,4,1,1,2,4,1,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 101101011101 110110100 11101101011 010110100 01111111001 001101011001 111001011001 010010100 11111001011 1101010100 111001111111 1111110100 11101101111 11101011011 11011011001 0010010100 111111101011 111110100 01011001111 110110100 100001001011 101101001001 11011001001 110110100 11111001101 111010100 11011011001 1011011100 11101101001 11001101001 101001101101 1110110100
- Amount of stanzas: 16
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 84
- Average number of words per stanza: 16
- Amount of lines: 32
- Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- 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; i, and, of are repeated.
The author used the same word so at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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- summary of Ergo Bibamus!;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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