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

I own the charms of lovely Nature; still,
In human nature more delight I find.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd cecX bebe fgffg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101010101 0101010111 11010010001 1101010011 1101010001 1101011111 1101010011 1101010101 01010011101 01010011101 1101010111 1111110111 1101010001 1101010101 1101010001 0101010101 1101110111 0101011111 1011111101 1101110111 1110110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, of, and, its, my are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, the are repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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