This is an analysis of the poem Back On Track that begins with:

I'm glad you welcome me back home,
After journeys to enrich my view! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXXbc Accb ccXbc bdXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110111 101000111 011101011 111011001 1001 01110111 001100101101 01110111 1010011111 110010 1010010 01001 10010 1010111 1111 11011 11101 0101 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

    The author used the same word i'm at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Back On Track;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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