Davy Jones' Door-Bell by Vachel Lindsay: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Davy Jones' Door-Bell that begins with:

A Chant for Boys with Manly Voices
(Every line sung one step deeper than the line preceding)... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab abababababXbccaBBXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,20,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011101010 100111110101010 10111 11 10111 11 10101 11 10111 11 0110111 11 1111 1101 11011101 100101001 0111 11 11 111 11 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 236
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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; dong is repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines dong is repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The words/phrases dong, boom connect the lines.

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  • summary of Davy Jones' Door-Bell;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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