This is an analysis of the poem Noise Under Glass that begins with:

An old man arrived at my door with light bulbs.
I opened the door a crack...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbacbXXb XXaaXXc dXdXXee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101111011 1100101 11111011110 01111011 010010010 001101001100111 11101001111001 0111001101 101110111001010 01111001001 0011101011 101011111 001000110101 10101010011100 111101111101 1111101010100 11101101101 110110101 1111010110110 00110101000111 10110100010 0011100010 10101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 335
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of Noise Under Glass;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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