This is an analysis of the poem In Paris that begins with:

Homes reach the stars, the sky's below,
The land in smoke to it is near....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba Xcac XdXX ddXd eeXeXbdad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 01010001 010111010 01010001 010101110 11010101 11110101 100011001 010101011 00111101 110001011 01110010 1011011100 10010101 0101110010 11010011 111111010 11011101 101010010 11001111 010111010 11010111 11011111 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words there's, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of In Paris;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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