This is an analysis of the poem Song Of Bohemia's Dog that begins with:

I am a Bohemian dog :
I ever am free from care : ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a BX bc dc da BX b e fe gX hX he X e Fa da dX fi Xe ge F f if ie jc je XeXF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,2,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001001 1101101 1101101 11110111 1111111001 11011011 1100101011 101011011 110001001 1101101 1101101 11100111 110001001 1101101 11011001 00100100 1101101100110 11010011 110110111010 11001001 110001001 001010 110100101011 0101101 110001001 101111011 11001011 11001011 0111101011 01100101 11011111111 001110 11001001 110100100 100101101011 0101101 01001001 01001001 1101101 1111011 11110111101 110111001 10111111011 10101001 110001001 001010 1101001101011 0101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 28
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 56
  • Average number of words per stanza: 11
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, my, who, bohemia, thy are repeated.

    The author used the same words i, and, bohemia at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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