This is an analysis of the poem Past And Future that begins with:

Past is the past! But no, it is not past,
In us, in us, it quickens, wants, aspires;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab caca XdXdXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 1001110011 01010101010 1111001111 01010101010 0101011101 1101010100 11010000111 0100100100101 1101111000 1101010101 1110111101 0101001101 1101111110 1111011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; past is repeated.

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