This is an analysis of the poem Taking Peeks Across Quiet Streets that begins with:

Disgust has yet to rush into the suburbs,
Where those living still believe......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXAaBC ADEFb AaffXf agAaBC gcggda hXaXXXADEFhff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110100010 1110101 010101101010 01011010 010010001 0100111101 1001001 10111010 10100010 0110101 11010101 1001001 11000 10011001010101 11010011101 11001 0101001 1001110100010 111010101001 010101101010 0101110010 010010001 0100111101 1110101101 111001 10101001 1011101011 01101000111 11111010010 111 10001 1111110 00100110 111 1001001 10111010 10100010 0110101 11010 1010010001 10100100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 204
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Taking Peeks Across Quiet Streets;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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