This is an analysis of the poem Home 3 that begins with:

Often I had gone this way before
But now it seemed I never could be...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcXc XadXXa eedebe XfXfXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110101 110111010 110101011 11110100 11110111 1100 11011111 11110111 01010101 1011010 11001111 1011 011010001 10111111 11110101 01011110 01111111 0111 11011101 010010101 110100101 11010001 01010101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; his is repeated.

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

  • summary of Home 3;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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