This is an analysis of the poem How Many Years Has It Been Now? that begins with:

So right you are.
When you say to me, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC C cdXefdf ABC C eecXc dXbf C X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,1,7,3,1,5,4,1,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 11101 1111 11001001 10111 01001 111110 001100010 111101 01110 010001 1111 11101 1111 11001001 111100101 11111011101 1100101 101 111111010101 1010111010 011001 11100011 1010101111111001 11001001 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 79
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; you, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of How Many Years Has It Been Now?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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