This is an analysis of the poem Homespun that begins with:

If heart be tired and soul be sad
As life goes on in homespun clad,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddddeffaadXgXXXeehhccaaggcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 33,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101101 11110111 11000101 110010001 11010111 11011101 11010111 10010000 10011111 10010001 11 111001 11011101 01110111 11110111 11111111 01011111 100100111 01011111 01000100 10110000 01011101 10111101 11010101 11100111 101001111 01011111 11010111 11101101 10010101 10110101 010001101 11111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 223
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Homespun;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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