This is an analysis of the poem Grand Avenue that begins with:

When the Lexus hit that pigeon, he lay there
beating his one good wing against the curb...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXXXXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101110111 1001010101 11110011010 1111011011 101110111 0111011 00110010 1011101110 10111 111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 350
  • Average number of words per stanza: 73
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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