This is an analysis of the poem Reality that begins with:

I stand at noon upon the heated flags
At the bleached crossing of two streets, and dream ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXaccaXdedea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111010101 1011001111 01110101001 0101000111 1111011101 11010001111 0111011001 0111001101 1011100111 1001010101 1011010011 0111000101 1001110101 1001010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 661
  • Average number of words per stanza: 109
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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 Reality;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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