This is an analysis of the poem The Falmouth Bell that begins with:

Never was there lovelier town
Than our Falmouth by the sea. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdeeeecfXfgXga hbhXieiejhjhkdkdgcgc lblXebebmnmngogomgmg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,20,20,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111001 1110101 1010111 1010111 10101101 10101001 11101001 00100101 1010101 11011101 1010111 1010101 1010101 10100101 1110101 1010101 1010101 10101110 1010101 1010101 10011001 1010101 1011101 1010100 1010101 0010111 1010111 10100111 1011101 1110101 1110101 00100001 11101001 1110101 1010111 1001100 1010101 1010111 1010101 1010101 1001101 0110101 1010101 11100101 1011001 1110011 0010101 0010101 111011 1000101 1110101 1010101 1110111 110111001 1111101 01100101 11111001 1010101 1010101 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 704
  • Average number of words per stanza: 110
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; of, and are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word never at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines is repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase connects the lines.

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

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

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