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

Left open doors,
Before......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdXXXXX eaabedbcfafXedfXaXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,20,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 01 0111 0100011 11101001 11100111 1010 1101 101011100 01010 01101 010101 1101 001111 01001110 1011101 010001 10101100 001010 111101 010 011000 01101 11101 10 1110111 0010001 101 11011 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 357
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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