Analysis of The Lockless Door

Robert Frost 1874 (San Francisco) – 1963 (Boston)



It went many years,
But at last came a knock,
And I thought of the door
With no lock to lock.

I blew out the light,
I tip-toed the floor,
And raised both hands
In prayer to the door.

But the knock came again
My window was wide;
I climbed on the sill
And descended outside.

Back over the sill
I bade a "Come in"
To whoever the knock
At the door may have been.

So at a knock
I emptied my cage
To hide in the world
And alter with age.


Scheme XABA XBXB XCDC DEAE AFXF
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 11101 111101 011101 11111 11101 11101 0111 01101 101101 11011 11101 001011 11001 11010 101001 101111 1101 11011 11001 01011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 420
Words 94
Sentences 6
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 16
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 65
Words per stanza (avg) 18
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on May 03, 2023

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Robert Frost

Robert Lee Frost was an American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published in America. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. more…

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