This is an analysis of the poem I Am An Urbanite that begins with:

I am an urbanite.
Accessible and in full sight....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABX Xcada XXXeaX AABccXaeXcacf acdfdX aX c cXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,6,13,6,2,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 01001011 110001110 1010 010011111 110111 11101101101 1101 11001 1101000 1101100 101110101 10110100 101010 110101 111101 01001011 110001110 1010010101011 10101100 11001101101 110000101 01110010 010101101001 001110100100 111110111 1 1111 1111011101 11011111 1101 1011010 0110 0100001011101 1111101 1011 111101011100 111101011100 10000 111 01011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • 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 words some, i are repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ignorance is repeated).

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

  • summary of I Am An Urbanite;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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