This is an analysis of the poem The City that begins with:

Beyond the dusky corn-fields, toward the west,
Dotted with farms, beyond the shallow stream,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaaaaaccdddd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 01010110101 1001010101 1101010111 1111010101 1111100101 10101010101 0101010101 1011111100 011010100111 1101010111 001110010010 1100110101 10101100101 011100010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 609
  • Average number of words per stanza: 110
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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