This is an analysis of the poem Fleet Street that begins with:

BENEATH this narrow jostling street,
Unruffled by the noise of feet, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaba ccXc dded bfXf ggag hhXh iici eXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 010101001 01010101 10110111 01000111 01010101 10010101 01000101 01010101 01010101 01010101 11111001 11011111 110101001 010001010 11011000 101100010 10010101 01010101 01010100 001010001 11010001 01010101 010100011 10010101 11111111 11010101 11000101 11011101 01010101 010101000 11110101 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1230
  • Average number of words per stanza: 189
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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  • summary of Fleet Street;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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