This is an analysis of the poem Street-Cheap-Meat that begins with:

You've given me up to boost danger.
A mistake made with a stranger....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABC DeAABC CFFAA CFFAA dAABC DeCFFAAD CFD CFD CFDXCFD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,5,5,5,8,3,3,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110110 00110010 11111010 001111101 1111 1 110110110 00110010 11111010 001111101 110010 111011 111111 110010 010110 110010 111011 111111 110010 010110 1 110110110 00110010 11111010 001111101 1111 1 110010 111011 111111 110010 010110 1101111 110010 111111 1101111 110010 111111 1101111 110010 111111 1101111 110010 111111 1101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Street-Cheap-Meat;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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