This is an analysis of the poem Introspection that begins with:

THAT house across the road is full of ghosts.
The windows, all inquisitive, look inward. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcadeeX ffggeh af bdbd gbgbgccg ffif ibXfaehf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,2,4,8,4,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010101 01010100110 111 1101010001 1111 1111000100 1111111101 111111 100101 100100 10010101 101100101 10010110010110 110 11101001 1010101 011011101 01011011 11010101 1101 1011110111 1001 1101110111 1101110101 0100110101 1101100001 1101110011 111101 11000100110 110101 11100100010 1011011101 1110111010 10101 10101 1110001010 1011011001 10110 11110 1001010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; , and, all, when are repeated.

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

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

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

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