This is an analysis of the poem Two Women On A Street that begins with:

This street is callous apathy
In a scale of greys and browns....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbXXcb dXceXcXdXccXXXabe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010100 0010111 011101 11001001 10011100 101101 0101010 10011110 1110101 0011111001 10100111 11010101 1101010 00010101 1101001 001000101 010101011 0011101 011101 00101010 11011101 0010100 100010100 00111110 1000001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 392
  • Average number of words per stanza: 71
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Two Women On A Street;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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