This is an analysis of the poem Home Plate that begins with:

Know 'something' about the game.
And how it is played....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabccde dfdeXfad gb Xccgaac cX hXXi hdXgX ihfX gXdXX XXafa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,8,2,7,2,4,5,4,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11000101 11001 110001100 010100101 1010010100 101001010 111001001 111110011 01000111011 101010110101 10110101011 0100101001 111111 1011101 010100101 111100 1111000010100 1001010110 1101101010101 1010101001100 101101011010101 0111101001010 01110 1110101110 10100 1110010010001010 1 101111111 01111 1111001 101010011 10111101001 1111010000010 1101110101 11110010111010 010011 1111 1100010111 101010100111 101 1011101 1110101 11111 11010111101011 11 11111011 011101 11101100 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Home Plate;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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