This is an analysis of the poem Went Up A Year This Evening! that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abXbXXbcadXdcXcXXXXXXeXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,24,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1101010 110101 0111110 011001 1000001000 100001000 100000010 010101 0110010 010011 10011000 11111 1101010 0101100 1100110 010101 0101010 0101010 11010100 0101010 0100110 010001 0100000100 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 344
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; as, to are repeated.

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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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