This is an analysis of the poem "Houses"&Mdash;So The Wise Men Tell Me that begins with:

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"Houses"—so the Wise Men tell me—... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XaXa XbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 100000011110 100010101 10101010 1010101 100100110100 1111101 1010101100 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; mansions is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word mansions is repeated.

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

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