This is an analysis of the poem The Returned Man that begins with:
THEY thought that he would come back
Quieter,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXXaaaabXXXbaXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111111 100 110 110100101 111011 101100 111110 1011010 1010 100 11001110 11010 111110 0101 1100 10111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 367
- Average number of words per stanza: 66
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Returned Man;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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