This is an analysis of the poem There Is No Place Like Home that begins with:

Not being themselves,
Or feeling the need they can be...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXc caddXXa bddXXae EEEXff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,7,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001 11001110 010001 1111100 101001011 010100011 111011010 01001010 1111010 01010001 111 10 11000001 11001 1 1111100 01011110 10 1111 101111 101111 101111 110101 00101 001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 There Is No Place Like Home;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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