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

What was there isn't anymore.
Times have change to undo, ...

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: aXbbcc bddacaeXeXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11100101 111001 0110101 010101010100 10100101 10010010010 111 01110101001 1110110001 1010111101 11101001 00101001 0101000101010100 1100111101 1011001111 1010111110010 011101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 327
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; to is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar