This is an analysis of the poem The Door Of Hope that begins with:

The president has thus disclosed
In words his noblest plan:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cXcX bdbd eaea XaaX fgfg hbhb aaaX idid jfjf aaaa akacXjcjk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011101 010101 11011101 010101 11010010 010101 11011011 1101010 01011110 100101 11011101 110101 11010101 110101 11101101 111101 11010101 010111 11111101 110011 11010101 110001 11011101 111001 11010101 110101 11110101 110001 11011101 010101 01010111 010001 01010111 011101 11010011 110101 01010101 010101 11010101 110101 11011101 010101 11010101 110111 11110101 011100 11010101 110101 11011111 110110 11011101 010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word with is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Door Of Hope;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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