This is an analysis of the poem He Rode On A Bus that begins with:

Since he rode on a bus,
They believed him to be without powerful allies....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbAaAXXXaX acbXcXaaaXcbXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 1011000110010 111101 1011001000100 111101 1101011101 1110101 110011 011110 101010100 111101101 11111111 0111100100100010 011111 001100100 1010010 100100 1011101 110101100 1101001101 111010011 01010 101100 1001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 391
  • Average number of words per stanza: 75
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; he is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of He Rode On A Bus;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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