This is an analysis of the poem When Beggars Keep Begging For Smog that begins with:
As things get old,
We recognize them then......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABACdEX ABACdEX XXX FGFHFGFH
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,3,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111 110101 11 01010 100 0010 0101111 1111 110101 11 01010 100 0010 0101111 11011 10110101 01000010 1101111011 11011011 11101 11101 1101111011 11011011 11101 11101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 25
- Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of When Beggars Keep Begging For Smog;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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