This is an analysis of the poem The Return that begins with:
See, they return; ah, see the tentative
Movements, and the slow feet, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabX bcacXXX XXX XXcc Xb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,3,4,2,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101110100 101011 01000110010 100 1101111 0111010 10011101 110001 1111 1001000100 01000 10011 000101 100101 11 1001010 10110 100101 1101 10011
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
- Average number of words per stanza: 19
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Return;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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