This is an analysis of the poem In Bond Street that begins with:

UPON her little velvet hat
A silken tassel hung, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a ba b a ca c d ed e f gffXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 010101 10010101 010101 010111001 111111 010010111 010111 00010101 110001 010111001 010011 01011101 0100101 11110011 01111111 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 39
  • Average number of words per stanza: 8
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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 In Bond Street;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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