This is an analysis of the poem Bright Stream that begins with:

DIDST thou but know how soon, bright stream,
Thy charms thou must forego, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaBAB XcdCAC XefeAe fgfgAg fbfBAB heheAe fdfDAD iXiEAE gggGAG jkjKAK alaLAL egeGAG hdhDAD fifIAI bdbDADXejejAj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111111 111101 10110101 111111 11 111111 11011111 111101 111101011 110101 11 110101 11110111 0111001 11100101 110101 11 110101 11111101 111101 01110101 1011101 11 111101 11011101 110101 11110111 0111001 11 0111001 11110101 100101 11011111 110101 11 110101 11010101 0101101 11010111 010111 11 010111 11110111 110011 100010111 010101 11 010101 111101111 110101 111101001 110101 11 110101 11110101 1111111 11110101 1110111 11 1110111 11010101 110101 10010101 1111101 11 1111101 11000101 010111 11111101 010101 11 010101 110101111 110100 110010101 100101 11 100101 11110111 111111 11110101 1101101 11 1101101 10011111 111111 11010111 111101 11 111101 11011111 110110 11111101 011111 11 0110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 16
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 96
  • 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; thou, thy, and, no are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words where, no are repeated.

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  • summary of Bright Stream;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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