This is an analysis of the poem A Hole In The Floor that begins with:

for Rene Magritte
The carpenter's made a hole...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abXbaX cXcdeX ebdfgf hgbfid eigaXc gihjfj X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,6,6,6,6,6,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110 0100101 001011010 1010001 11010010 11011010 110101 0111110 101101 110010010 00110111 111001010 01001010 1011010 10110010 0111010 011101 100110 1010101 010101 1001010 10101110 1010101 101101 100001001 11111110 11011010 111001 010101 1111110 10110110 11101010 110001 10101011 110101 01001011 1011001 0101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of A Hole In The Floor;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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