This is an analysis of the poem Figure that begins with:

Through the turbulent servility
Of a churlish city street...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcXdeeXfXafbXdaac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001000 0010101 11100010001 01010101 0111010 100100101 0100101 1100111 011001 01111100 10101110 110100010 0110010 1011111 10010101 01100001 101000101 1111010101 0111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 609
  • Average number of words per stanza: 101
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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