This is an analysis of the poem Like Needed Water From A Faucet that begins with:

Egos are fed
While the poor crawl the streets....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcbbccb aacabbacXac Xdcda cXXbeeeXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,11,5,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 101101 100101110 11101 0101001 1011011101 10010011100 1100011 1010001 0101010 111011 110101010100 111010001 101110101100 00100001010111 11010101 110111 11001010001 110101101 1111 1101111000101 110110011 1011101101 110010111 11010 1110101001 100101 01110111 111011100 110111 110100010 110101000100 10001 010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 291
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Like Needed Water From A Faucet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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