This is an analysis of the poem Bryant On His Birthday that begins with:
We praise not now the poet's art,
The rounded beauty of his song;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef cgcg fcfc eXed
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11110101 01010001 11100101 11010101 11010101 01010101 010011101 01111101 11111111 11111111 11011101 010001000 11110001 11010101 01010101 01110101 11011101 01011111 11110111 01010101 10010101 01010101 11110011 11010111
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; his, for are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word his is repeated.
The author used the same word not at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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