This is an analysis of the poem The Penitent's Return that begins with:

My father's house once more,
In its own moonlight beauty! yet around,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba caac deed cbcb faaf abba cbbc bbbb bbbb aaaa gaagXbbbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 0011110101 1001010101 110101 000101 00010010101 1101110111 1000011 1100001 1111001111 10110010111 111101 101111 1111011101 11010111101 111101 110101 1111110111 11010111101 111111 111101 10101011101 1101110101 000101 000101 11111101010 11011101010 0011001 110101 1001010001 11010010001 111101 110101 10110010001 1110010101 111101 0110111 11110110101 1101110111 011111 111101 1100110111 1011011111 111101 111101 111010101 1011010111 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 word is is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Penitent's Return;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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