This is an analysis of the poem Going Home that begins with:

He came home. Said nothing.
It was clear, though, that something had gone wrong. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXXbXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110 0111110111 111101 10101001 1101 11010111010 1011110010101 101010101010 01111010 1100100100001000 11111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 445
  • Average number of words per stanza: 77
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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