This is an analysis of the poem Ominous Places that begins with:

Ominous places,
With faces hard to leave......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcDE eAFgGE ABcDE eAFgGEgEC AFgGEgECgECgECXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,5,9,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010 010101 1 10101010 100001 1 110010 00110100 1 101001 10111110 10010 010101 1 10101010 100001 1 110010 00110100 1 101001 10111110 1 101 1100101 110010 00110100 1 101001 10111110 1 101 1100101 1 101 1100101 1 101 1100101 00 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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 Ominous Places;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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