This is an analysis of the poem Back Into The Classroom that begins with:

These are the best years of our lives lived.
Even though those who have deceived with their lies, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb aaXa XaXc bXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110100111 10111101011 000101010 1001011010 11101010101 000101101011 010011011001 0010101010010010 01011111110100 0100100010100 100101000110001 1010111100101 101 100011 111011 011011110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Back Into The Classroom;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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