This is an analysis of the poem Homesick that begins with:
I’ve lit the Christmas candle,
As we used to long ago...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXbcded cfXfghhh aghgcfef XhXhaXfg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101010 1110101 10111010 110111 00111111 1010111 1110101010101010 111010101010101 01111101 110111 01111111 110101 101110101 110101 1101111111011100 01110101000101 10101110 1110111 00101110 1011101 10111011 0011101 1111101110101010 111000101111101 1111100 1110111 11101010 1010011 11110101 110011 1011101010101110 111010111010101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 314
- Average number of words per stanza: 63
- Amount of lines: 32
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
- 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; and, i are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Homesick;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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