This is an analysis of the poem Unlocking Of A Closed Door that begins with:

Where does one go,
To seek with a teaching those lessons unknown? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXXbbbbb AccAbcXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 01001011001 1111100101 0110101 110111111 01000101010111 01100010 111101111 1111 0001001 11110101100001 1111 01111010001 0101000111101 110100010 0111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 296
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; one is repeated.

    The author used the same word where at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Unlocking Of A Closed Door;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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