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

I 'ad been bushed in city streets,
Where the bricks and mortar grow.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabacXca bcXcdeae XXXafcXX dgbgXXgd dfXXXXde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100101 1011101 1111110101 111111 111010101 1100111 1110110111 1010111 010100111 0010111 1110110111 1110111 1010100111 0010001 11111101 111111 11101010101 1110111 1110011101 1010101 011101011 1100111 1111110111 1110111 11100111101 1110101 1010100101 111101 111100101 1111110 11111111 11100101 1110111111 11100101 101010101 111001 1011110111 1111111 111111101 1111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 277
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, an' are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word an' is repeated.

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

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

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