This is an analysis of the poem The Bell Buoy that begins with:
They christened my brother of old--
And a saintly name he bears--... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababacAC dXdeeceC fbfbbcXc cgcXgcgC aXahhcXC hihiicjc dbdbbcjC ihihhXcC kakaXaacAC
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,10,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11011001 1010111 1110101 10100101 10100101 1010101 11101100111 1011011 00100111 1011101 1111001 001001010 10101010 1011101 111111001010 1011011 1010101 10101110 01111101 11010010 1101010 1100101 11101100101 1011011 11100101 11100101 11111001 1111001 1111111 111101 11110110100 1011011 010111 0111100 010111 011101 11101001 1100111 1110110101 1011011 1010101 1100101 1100101 11100101 1011111 1011101 01111101101 1011011 011111 010111 1101111 0111001 110101 010101 11101110101 1011011 10100101 10100101 0101011 11110101 100111 10001110 11100111101 1011011 11111111 00100101 1010111 1010111 011100 0101101 101111 101011 11101100111 1011011
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 276
- Average number of words per stanza: 54
- Amount of lines: 74
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; i, he, they, of are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words when, he, there, the, i, and are repeated.
The poet repeated the same word i at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase i connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Bell Buoy;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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