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

Up in my garret bleak and bare
I tilted back on my broken chair,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabcccb dddbaXab cccbdddX aaabdddX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110111 110111101 111110011 101111 10110101 1100110101 1110000101 111101 1101101101 110111111 101001101011 1001111 111010101 110010111100 111110101 0100101 1010101101 1111111011 11111100101 0101111 100010101 110011101011 101011101011 1011110 1110100101 111110101 10011111 110111 010110101 111110111 1111111001 1011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 325
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

    The poet repeated the same word cold at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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