This is an analysis of the poem Dawn Outside The City Walls that begins with:

You can see the face of everything, and it is white—
plaster, nightmare, adobe, anemia, cold—...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXbcdedfd gXbcbebfbeabgd X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,14,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1110101011001 101101001001 100111001 1001110 001010100111 00111111 11001100 11010011 01010100011 11011110 0111111001 00101101 111101 0010011 1001111 00110 0011110 101011 1001011110 1101 1100110011 10101 101011 01100111101 00111110111 0101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 302
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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.

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

  • summary of Dawn Outside The City Walls;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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