This is an analysis of the poem Be Domestic that begins with:

If you want me happy...
You must be domestic, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDEF ABCDEF GDHGDHGDH ABCGDHGDH DEFDEFXABC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,9,9,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011110 110010 111101 01100011 111 1100111 011110 110010 111101 01100011 111 1100111 11 0101 10111011111 11 0101 10111011111 11 0101 10111011111 011110 110010 111101 11 0101 10111011111 11 0101 10111011111 01100011 111 1100111 01100011 111 1100111 011110 110010 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, be, one are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same words rules, you at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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