This is an analysis of the poem Where Is This Neighborhood? that begins with:

Isn't it always the case,
When something done by someone......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabXbccaXdd X a X da XXdXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,1,1,1,2,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0001101 1101111 010110 1011011100 1110111011 1001110110 0101110010 1111011 010010100 1011010011 0101110101 10101110 101 110 1001011 1011 11011010 1 1111 1011001 10100100111 1001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Where Is This Neighborhood?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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