This is an analysis of the poem Some One that begins with:

Some one came knocking
At my wee, small door;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXcacddcdadad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 11111 11110 0111 110110 110111 1111010 00111 1001010 110001 100010 0111 1001010 10101 11111110 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 395
  • Average number of words per stanza: 75
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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

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

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