This is an analysis of the poem The Bitter Waters that begins with:

Beside the gospel pool
Appointed for the poor;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd cece baba fgfg haha gggg ifif
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101 010101 01011101 110101 110111 010101 11011100 110101 110101 110101 11011111 111111 110101 110001 11111101 110111 110111 111101 10010111 011111 110111 101101 11010101 010101 110101 111111 11010101 110101 110101 110001 01111101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 106
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word as is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Bitter Waters;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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