This is an analysis of the poem Domicilium that begins with:

It faces west, and round the back and sides
High beeches, bending, hang a veil of boughs, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXbc baaXdc XXedXf efXXXadbbeac aXbXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,12,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101110111 1101010101 1101011100 1101110101 0111010111 0100010111 1101110001 11010111010 1101010101 1111001101 0111000111 010111 0101010111 1101110111 01001010101 1111011001 1110010001 1111010001 0111 1111010101 1001111101 11011101000 1101111101 0101010100 1111111111 0101110101 1100100001 10001010111 1101011011 1111010101 1111011111 1100110111 1001011101 1101111100 1101101101 11011111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 311
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (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; and is repeated.

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

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