This is an analysis of the poem On The Bluff that begins with:
O grandly flowing River!
O silver-gliding River! ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaabXccb aaadeecd aaafggcf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101010 1101010 1101110 0011101 1100010 001110010 10111011 111101 11010010 1111010 1101010 011111 10101111 1101011 1011011 010111 1101010 11100010 01001110 1011111 00101010 01001010 1110011 010111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 234
- Average number of words per stanza: 43
- Amount of lines: 24
- 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:
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.
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- summary of On The Bluff;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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