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

Where the needle-woman toils
Through the night with hand and brain, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaabc cddee fggaf fbbgg addghXhffgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1010101 1010111 101011101010101 101101 101101 101110101010111 0010101100111001 111010100010001 111011100010101 101011101010111 1011001 1010101 001010100011001 1011101 1011111 001110101110111 111010101011101 101011101010101 101001101010101 101010101110001 1010101 1010101 101010100010001 11101011 1010101 001000101111111 11011101110101 101010101010001 101010101010101 111000101010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 250
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

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

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

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