This is an analysis of the poem Soaked Streets that begins with:

Pictures etched to catch,
A depthness then hung......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdceabefcdfcbXcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 01011 111101 011011 01011001 1110111 0101010100 10011101 011 11111100010 10 10101 11101 10001001 110010 11011 110101 111010 11 11001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 541
  • Average number of words per stanza: 82
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word too is repeated.

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

  • summary of Soaked Streets;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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