This is an analysis of the poem The Bridge Of Sighs that begins with:

One more Unfortunate,
Weary of breath, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb CDXD eXcfcf XXcggX ccXXgh iciX ijiij ggggkkg cckhhk ccleeel ggaXaaa mgmgccldl cckaakak CDXD Xccjjc fcffX cXccacXa eXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,6,6,4,5,7,6,7,7,9,8,4,6,5,8,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100 1001 101000 1001 101100 1001 101100 1111 11010 101100 101100 10010 101100 10110 101100 100100 101100 100100 110100 101100 111100 000100 111000 11100 11110 100100 111100 1010100 111100 101100 11010 01001 011010 110010 1101 11010 11010 11010 11010 1110101 110101 11110 0110100 010100 1001 101100 101101 1111 100100 100100 1011 111100 100100 101100 1001 10110 110010 01001 0101100 010010 110010 10011 01101 1010110 11011 1011010 101100 101100 1001 101101 1001 01110 110110 01101 100100 100100 1001 100100 1011 101100 1001 101100 1111 101100 101100 10010 11010 10110 10110 10010 1100100 110010 110010 111000 100100 111000 100100 100100 0001 10110 101010 1001 10010 010100 110010 010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2766
  • Average number of words per stanza: 399
  • Amount of lines: 123
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, her, it are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words who, had, from are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines her, one, it, them are repeated).

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

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