This is an analysis of the poem The Creaking Door that begins with:
COME in, old Ghost of all that used to be! —
You find me old,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbcaaadXedbbbfggfaacaeeahhh
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 28,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1011011100 1111 1111 1101010100 0101010001 0111011101 10101 1101111101 1100 1111 1101111111 0101011111 1101110101 1101 1101010111 1111 1111 1101111101 1101000100 1111011111 1100 1111111101 1111 1011 1101011111 1111011101 11010011010 111101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 975
- Average number of words per stanza: 184
- Amount of lines: 28
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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 The Creaking Door;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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