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

A man leaves the world
and the streets he lived on...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc Xdd decdXfeX gdabgfec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101 101111 101010 11101 0010011010 01011 0111000110 110110001 10100010 10111011011 101111110010 10101 11001001 010101010110 110111010 1001101011 011010 1111101101 11011110 11011001 00010111011 101111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; in, they, dream are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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