This is an analysis of the poem The Homes Of England that begins with:

The stately homes of England
How beautiful they stand!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabaacac adXdeaea abXXfbfb agagbaba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101010 110011 01110101 1010101 01011111 111101 101110001 010101 0101010 011111 11010111 100101 11011101 110101 111100001 1100101 0101010 110101 1110100101 1101010 11010111 100101 11010101 1010111 0111010 110111 11010101 011101 11110001 110101 11011101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 258
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • 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:

    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; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words or, and are repeated.

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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