This is an analysis of the poem Ghost House that begins with:

I dwell in a lonely house I know
That vanished many a summer ago,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabba ccXXc ddccd ddeed ffeefXccbbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010111 1101001001 111110101 1010010111 1010111101 1010100111 011100101 01011111 01111101101 011100101 110010101 0110011101 1110010101 111111101 110111011 010001001 111111001 1110110101 110010101 011010101 0010011101 11111111 11010101 111100111 101110101 1110011111 111101111 010101101 110101101 110101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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, say are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, the are repeated.

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

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

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