Homecoming
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this poem is about a mother waiting for her son to return from war. an officer hands her all that could be recovered from the battle (soldiers were burried on site if it was even posible to do so) the setting was in the time of the greek wars.
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Written on April 15, 2022
Submitted by muzz on March 20, 2024
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| Scheme | ABCDEE |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 245 |
| Words | 55 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
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"Homecoming" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/183391/homecoming>.
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