This is an analysis of the poem The Lockless Door that begins with:
It went many years,
But at last came a knock,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcb Xcac defe fXbd bgeg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01100 111101 111001 01101 11101 11101 1111 01001 101101 11011 11101 101011 11001 1101010 001001 101110 1101 11011 01001 11001
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 87
- Average number of words per stanza: 19
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
- 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 The Lockless Door;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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