This is an analysis of the poem Home 1 that begins with:

Not the end: but there's nothing more.
Sweet Summer and Winter rude...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb cdXd bece caeX cfXf Xbcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111101 1101101 11111011 011101 11101101 1111111 1111011 111111 001111 1111101 1100100 1101110 1110100 1111001 111101001 101110 0100111 1101000 10111001 10100111 111011 111011 01101111 1111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 116
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

  • 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 but is repeated.

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

  • summary of Home 1;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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