This is an analysis of the poem Unwanted Guests that begins with:

A mansion is built.
And unwanted guests, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc debXfa cafeeacec cacaX dabXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,6,9,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001 10101 101000101 111111 0111 10100101 1010101 111101010101 110001 1 1010111 011 111 0101001010 11 01001 011101001010 0010 1 11001 11010010 1101110 11011 1110111 11100101 101010010101 101010 01001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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; as is repeated.

    The author used the same word and 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 Unwanted Guests;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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