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

Side by side in the crowded streets,
Amid its ebb and flow,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba cXdX bece ffdf bgcg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100101 010111 110101101 110001 010101110 110011 11111101 010100 1101001001 110101 111110101 11111001 0100101101 1100111 011100101 110101 010110111 0100101 010101001 101001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word we is 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 Cantelope;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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