This is an analysis of the poem In A Bustle That We Haste that begins with:

Like a brisk fresh brook,
Through a forest flows......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCC bDED DECE DFDg DECE DFDg bDEDXABCCg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10111 10101 010011 11010111 1101001 1010100 01010101 010100010 1110010 01100110 11010101 110110 1101010 0010111 101001000101010 101 1110010 01100110 11010101 110110 1101010 0010111 101001000101010 101 101001 1010100 01010101 010100010 10111 10101 010011 11010111 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

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

  • summary of In A Bustle That We Haste;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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