This is an analysis of the poem I Saw My Friend At The Front Door that begins with:

I saw my friend to the front door
I stood in the golden dust....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXaXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110011 1100101 010110 00101011 110111 1110101010 111010110 00010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 245
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of I Saw My Friend At The Front Door;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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