This is an analysis of the poem Broadway that begins with:
I
Between these frowning granite steeps... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a Xbbbccddee ffgXggaahh iiddjX X kkXjjjhh ffbbffllmm nnddooggaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,10,10,6,1,8,10,10,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1 01110101 01010101 11010101 11010101 110101001 01011111 11110101 11000101 01110001 001111001 11010101 11110001 11111111 100101100 11001101 11010101 100100101 01010101 11010101 10010101 110101110 1100001010 1110001 11011111 111100001 110101000 1 11010101 11011101 11110101 11111101 11010011 11100100 01011111 1101011 01011001 01111001 11010101 01010001 111111001 11001111 01000101 10010111 11010101 1100010101 01011001 11110101 01011101 11111011 11110001 11110111 11110101 01110101 11111110 11010101
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 232
- Average number of words per stanza: 42
- Amount of lines: 56
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; as, i, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, i are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Broadway;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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