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

MILES and miles of quiet houses, every house a harbour,
Each for some unquiet soul a haven and a home, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110010101001010 111101010101 1010110111010010 1010101110101 11101011100010 010101110111001 110001111101010 110000011111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 60 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; for, and are repeated.

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

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

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

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