This is an analysis of the poem The Joys Of Home that begins with:

Curling smoke from a chimney low,
And only a few more steps to go,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc ddeefX ggcchh iiggff hhjjdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 10100101 110011101 10110101 101110101 1110111101 11011101 111100100 001110101 100101010 101111010 100101111 101101010 11101111 111111101 11111111 1011101101 1011111111 10111011111 110101101 011100111 111011001 110110101 00101010111 110100101 111111101 011111111 1010111101 11111111111 100101101 011100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 233
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • 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; for, and are repeated.

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

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

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