This is an analysis of the poem The City Of The Titans that begins with:

I saw a city in a lonely land:
Foursquare, it fronted upon gulfs of fire;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba XccX ddX eeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101000101 11010011010 010101001010 110101100111 1001110111 11010101011 111010101 11010101100 1001010101 0101010101 1100010001 0101010101 1001010011 1111000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 The City Of The Titans;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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