This is an analysis of the poem Bombardment that begins with:
Why do I feel,
This is too real to dismiss? ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXbccb bbaXca bXcbXb XXdbd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111 0011001 11110010100 111101 0011111 110010 01000101 0101011101 10100111 1111001 111101 11 1011101 1110001 0010 110001 00101 10101 10101 00100100 1101010 0100010 01101010
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
- Average number of words per stanza: 30
- Amount of lines: 23
- 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:
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.
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word why is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Bombardment;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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