This is an analysis of the poem The Market-Place that begins with:

My mind is like a clamorous market-place.
All day in wind, rain, sun, its babel wells; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabba cdcddc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11010100101 1101110101 1100010101 10011010101 1111111101 0111110101 11010100111 01010100111 0101010111 1101011001 1001110111 1011010101 1101101111 0101000111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 324
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • 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.

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

  • summary of The Market-Place;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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