This is an analysis of the poem Man Of The House that begins with:

It was a misunderstanding.
I got into bed, made love...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXbcXXbaXXcbXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010010 1100111 0010111 1010101 111010 0111010 1011010011 10101001 0111001 1011111 011110 101111001 11110110 10101011 111101 11011001 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 513
  • Average number of words per stanza: 98
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

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

  • summary of Man Of The House;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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