This is an analysis of the poem Locked Doors And Slow Closing Walls that begins with:

In the aftermath of truth.
And the leaving behind, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXBCDeceXa BCDXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010101 101001 0010101 0111101 0111 010101 111011 0111111101 01101101 1111001 101010101100 0111101 0111 010101 10010 111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 252
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Locked Doors And Slow Closing Walls;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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