Analysis of Through a Half Open Door



A hairbrush lies on the middle of a bare dresser
As dust cascades beside a sunlit window pane

A telephone rings out in an empty apartment
As the rain glows underneath a streetlight outside

A balloon is caught and disappears in the wind
As a field of corn murmurs as it bends

That door doesn't close. I don't want it to close.


Scheme XX XX XX X
Poetic Form
Metre 011101010110 11010101101 010110110010 1011010111 00111001001 1011110111 11101111111
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 319
Words 62
Sentences 2
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 1
Lines Amount 7
Letters per line (avg) 37
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 65
Words per stanza (avg) 16

About this poem

Still moments caught.

Font size:
 

Submitted by beano24 on June 11, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

19 sec read
6

Discuss this Jamie Richardson poem analysis with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Through a Half Open Door" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 31 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/102423/through-a-half-open-door>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    May 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    0
    days
    4
    hours
    0
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    Who wrote the poem "No Man Is An Island"?
    A Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
    B Ezra Pound
    C John Donne
    D Robert Browning