This is an analysis of the poem From A Door To Closely View that begins with:

Everyone should feel devastated,
By the re-occurring of disturbances....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AB cddcX caccXae ABddddXbXaeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,5,7,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 101111010 10101000100 10111011110 0101001 0110100111001 10100010101001 01000100010010100 11110110101 1010101011101 111111111 010010010001 01010100001001 0101110001 0101011001 101111010 10101000100 10010010101001 1 110010 00101100011100 011001110 1010010101110 1 010011010101 00011101000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 208
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • 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 is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of From A Door To Closely View;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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