This is an analysis of the poem Bequeathal that begins with:
THE night-birds cry in the bush outside,
And I write here, though the hour be late;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXaXbXbXcacXdXdXcXcX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 011100111 1111101001 1111100111 11010011010 010101101 10110101 111110111 1101001100 11101101 11110001 1111101101 1101001110 111111010 11110111 111110010 1101101010 11010101 11011101 11110101 110100101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 810
- Average number of words per stanza: 169
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; his, more are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, what, he are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Bequeathal;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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