This is an analysis of the poem Five Towns On The B. & O. that begins with:
BY day ... tireless smokestacks ... hungry smoky shanties hanging to the slopes ... crooning: We get by, that's all.
By night ... all lit up ......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110011101010100011011111 11111101110111010100101111011011011110011111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 315
- Average number of words per stanza: 51
- Amount of lines: 2
- Average number of symbols per line: 157 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 26
Mood of the speaker:
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Five Towns On The B. & O.;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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