This is an analysis of the poem The Vacuum that begins with:
The house is so quiet now
The vacuum cleaner sulks in the corner closet, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: XabXb Xcdac Xddaad
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,6,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 0101101 010101001010 011101101 1000011011 10011111 1101101 111110101 100110101111 0101110101001 1010110101 011011101 1101001011001 111110111 11010101 11111011
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 200
- Average number of words per stanza: 40
- Amount of lines: 17
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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 the is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Vacuum;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
More information about poems by Howard Nemerov
- Analysis of Writing
- Analysis of The Icehouse In Summer
- Analysis of The Host, He Says That All Is Well
