This is an analysis of the poem Bab—lock—hythe that begins with:

In the time of wild roses
As up Thames we travelled... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXX cddc dccd dbbd edde bbXb Xccb Xaad dffd cXXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010110 111110 11101100 010100 0011010 011110 111010 111110 110010 111010 1011010 111110 011110 011010 111110 110110 1011010 111110 111110 111010 111010 111110 111010 011010 011010 011110 1100010 1011010 111110 010110 010110 011110 1010110 111110 101110 010110 010110 01010000 00101100 111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 106
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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 Bab—lock—hythe;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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