This is an analysis of the poem Back From A Two-Years' Sentence that begins with:

Back from a two-years' sentence!
And though it had been ten,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abcbcded ceFEXbfb AdXdXeFE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001110 110101 11101110 00101101 11011110110 1111101 1011111 1110101 10110010 1110111 110111110 111111 11110011 0011111 111111100 11101101 1001110 1110111 0100110111 11111001 00110111 1110111 110111110 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 277
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

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