This is an analysis of the poem It's My Home that begins with:

It may be a box.
And, not have a lock....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcdXdXaeFEfeFGF ABcdeFEfeFGF XeXXAbgdeFgF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,12,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001 11101 0111010 01101 101001 101101 0101010 011101 1111011 111101 1011 110100010 111011 111101 11111010 101001 01001 11101 011101010 011001 1011 111101 1011 101001010 0011 111101 11111010 101001 11001 1 100 01001 0101101 011101010 111001 1011 111101 011111010 101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 234
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of It's My Home;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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