This is an analysis of the poem I May Have Burned A Bridge that begins with:
It was believed when I left them,
I had burned a bridge....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xabcddee aXXXcfbbf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01011110 11101 101101 100101010100 10 010001 1110101 1011010001 111101 110 001011111100 111111101010 011001100111 01101010100 11111101101 001100110111 1011011101000011
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 309
- Average number of words per stanza: 61
- Amount of lines: 17
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.
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- summary of I May Have Burned A Bridge;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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