This is an analysis of the poem Birthplace Revisited that begins with:

I stand in the dark light in the dark
street ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabccaXXaXdadbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110011001 1 111111011 11 011110101 1001 110111010 1 1101111 11011100 10 0101101 10 111011101 10111 11110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 398
  • Average number of words per stanza: 76
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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