This is an analysis of the poem The City that begins with:
It was golden and splendid,
That City of light; ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababb cdXdd cecee fgfgg ehehX ieiee XjbjXX kakaaXiaiaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,6,11,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0110110 11001 010010 01001 01001011011001011 1010010 01111 0110100 01101 11011011011001011 110110 01001 1010010 10011 101111011001001111 010010 01011 110010 11001 101001011011001001 010111 01001 110011 11101 111001001011001001 1010010 01001 110010 11011 11101011001011001 0110100 11011 1110010 01001 10110100101111100 1 110110 11011 110010 0101 01101001011001101 1010010 01111 1010010 11001 101011001001001011
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 46
- 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.
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.
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