This is an analysis of the poem Haunted House that begins with:

Here was a place where none would ever come
For shelter, save as we did from the rain.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbabba cccccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101111101 1101110001 1111111101 11010101011 11010110011 11100011101 1110110001 1011011101 0111101111 1111111111 1111111001 0111010101 1111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 290
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (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; and, there are repeated.

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

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

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