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

MY childhood's home I see again,
And sadden with the view; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cXde fdfd gggg fhfh gXgf aeae gcgc fifi ceceXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 110001 111100111 110001 11001111 111101 11011111 010111 11011101 110111 11010101 110101 11010101 111101 11011101 010101 11011101 1100101 11000101 111111 11001101 111110 01111101 111111 11001101 010101 11000101 011101 01111101 111111 11111111 110111 11010101 110111 110010101 1100101 11010101 110101 11010001 010001 10110
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same words as, i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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