Analysis of A Brook In The City

Robert Lee Frost 1874 (San Francisco, California) – 1963 ( Boston, Massachusetts)



The firm house lingers, though averse to square
With the new city street it has to wear A number in.
But what about the brook
That held the house as in an elbow-crook?
I ask as one who knew the brook, its strength
And impulse, having dipped a finger length
And made it leap my knuckle, having tossed
A flower to try its currents where they crossed.
The meadow grass could be cemented down


Scheme ABCCDDEEF
Poetic Form Nonet (22%)
Metre 0111010111 10110111110100 110101 110110111 1111110111 0101010101 0111110101 01011110111 011110101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 380
Words 74
Sentences 4
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 307
Words per stanza (avg) 74
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Robert Lee Frost

Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published in the United States. Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech, Frost frequently wrote about settings from rural life in New England in the early twentieth century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes. Frost was honored frequently during his lifetime and is the only poet to receive four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry. He became one of America's rare "public literary figures, almost an artistic institution." He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1960 for his poetic works. On July 22, 1961, Frost was named poet laureate of Vermont.  more…

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