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

The phoenix are at play on their terrace.
The phoenix are gone, the river Hows on alone....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXXbX bbXbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101111110 010110101101 1011 1010011 1100101001 01111101 1101011 0110110110 010110 101101 10111001 11111101 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 212
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • 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; of is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word the 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 Of Choan;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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