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

The pawn-shop man knows hunger,
And how far hunger has eaten the heart ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbccabc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111110 1111011001 011101111 1110111010 11111010010 110101110 10011110 1110101 1110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 333
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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