This is an analysis of the poem The Bohemian that begins with:

Bring me the livery of no other man.
I am my own to robe me at my pleasure....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbacc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010001101 11110111110 01010101110 1001111101 110100111010 111111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 246
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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