This is an analysis of the poem Three Addresses that begins with:

1642 Argonne Place, NW
Alley of giant air conditioners, you roared...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabcdXbefgfXb edchdeidjghakiXclliXk ccfliXldejliXbljlXakh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,21,21,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 100101010011 1111111111 111011111101 11011101111001 1111011110 111011010100 1000101100110 1110111110101 1101 00110 0110111 011100100 01011 111100101 0110010110 00101011000010 1110101100101 11101010101010010 010110101111 10101011000010 10001110010 110101011011 1010100101011001 1011010011011 10011010101 01001100010111 10101010110 11010100011 1101111001101 11010111 1010010110 011010111 10011111101 00101011111 110101110101 111111000101010 11111111111 1100101010 1011010110 111101010101 00101010110 01110010010 1000101010 0111101010 011011111 1111110100 1001110100 110101011001 1100101111011 11111101 101000010101 1101111010 10110110011 001010111 010110010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 798
  • Average number of words per stanza: 145
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, and, in are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words we, the are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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