This is an analysis of the poem Home And The Office that begins with:

Home is the place where the laughter should ring,
And man should be found at his best....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabaXccc Xdbdabab beXeXccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001101011 11101101 101001011111 01101011 111011010010 101001001 11001011111 01001001 01001101111 001101111 111111111111 11111011 111011111011 111011101 11011111111 11001001 11111101111 111111001 11011101001 101111001 11001111011 11101101 11101111101 01001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 345
  • Average number of words per stanza: 70
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, go, of, home are repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Home And The Office;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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