This is an analysis of the poem The Electric Tram To Kew that begins with:

Through the swift night
I go to my love. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbXdXdXeceafXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 11011 11111 1011 10101 011010 11111 0100010 1011 11111 11010 1101 10110 1111 11110 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 334
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 The Electric Tram To Kew;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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