This is an analysis of the poem Behind Closed Doors that begins with:

The unconscious,
With their shut and vacant minds......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAACdadeb Xece ABAACccdeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,4,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 0110 0111101 111010 11010100101010 1001110101 00101101001 11010010010 11010010111001 101001101 11100001001111 01000010001101 11010100101 0100000010 101110010101 0110 0111101 111010 11010100101010 1001110101 1110101001001 1011101 101011001111 010111001011110 1010001010011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 334
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; to, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Behind Closed Doors;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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