This is an analysis of the poem Let Us Play Yesterday that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1111000 101110 10010000 01100 10110 111000 1000010010 101100 111000010 11010 101010 101000 1101100 10010 111001000 10110 100010010 00110 10000000 11010010 111101 1110010 101100 110010 101101010 1000010 10111 1101 1010101 101000 11010100 100010 10010 10010 111100 01010
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 101
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Let Us Play Yesterday;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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