This is an analysis of the poem Bubbles that begins with:

As I went through the wood, the wood,
Through fern and pimpernel,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabcc bdbdee afafdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 111100 01010101 1000101 1110101 11010101 11110101 110111 11010101 100111 11010001 11110111 11111011 110101 11010101 1000001 10010111 01110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, her are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Bubbles;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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