This is an analysis of the poem East-Side: New York that begins with:

An old Jew munches an apple,
With conquering immersion...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdXefaXfXecbddX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110110 0100010 101010001 1100101 0101111 0111010000 10100100 1010010 1100101 00100010 11010101111 1110111 001010 1111010101 101001 11000100010 110101011 101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 605
  • Average number of words per stanza: 102
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; his is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word his is repeated.

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  • summary of East-Side: New York;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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