This is an analysis of the poem The Belfry Of Bruges that begins with:

Keen comes the dizzy air
In one tumultuous breath.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef fgXg fafa fXfh didi gaga jkjk glgl ffff egXg kkkk dfdf fhfh kkkk kmkm
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 0111001 01001011 110101 010101 110001 1100101 010011 110101 1101001 100101 1010101 111101 111101 110110 110111 011001 110111 011001 111001 110111 01100 111101 111101 101101 100101 111101 111011 111101 101101 101101 111101 100101 101101 110101 100101 110111 111101 111101 011101 100101 110011 010101 010101 100111 0101111 10011100 110101 1101001 101101 101101 110101 101101 001101 110111 011101 1101111 110111 1100111 100101 1111110 010101 1011010 101101 110101 111101 101111 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 17
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 107
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 68
  • 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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words for, if, not are repeated.

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

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

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