This is an analysis of the poem Making A Home Inspection that begins with:

There are times without reason,
When the mind rewinds......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabb XX c deX cX XbX XX fgX ggchggbf X adfhXeb X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,2,1,3,2,3,2,3,8,1,7,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110110 10110 101010011010 11010110101001 010010011 1 00100 11 1101001 11101111 1110101111 11 111101010 1 1100 0010101 111110 0111000 100100 110111010 001010 111010 011010 1 01100101011 1010 111111111100 10101 001001010101110 1101 101 1110111 1000 1 0010111001 11111011 11101110 10011
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 84
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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