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

The block of flats loomed towerlike.
Two sweating athletes, human telpher,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXab Xcdc dedd fadg hXig igab dXda fahaXfeae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011100 110111010 01001101 110110010 10010100 010001010 01110101 010101010 11011101 110101110 11110101 100100010 01000101 111110010 10110001 010101010 10010111 011111010 10110101 010110010 10010111 111101010 110101001 100110010 11011101 001111110 11101101 010101010 11010011 011101010 10010101 110001010 11010101 010101110 110100101 110101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Music;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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