This is an analysis of the poem It's Back that begins with:

It's back!
That love I had for you, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABABABAAC cadeXd CXfCeeg cEcEgafd CABABABAAC chiheiXCAaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,6,7,8,10,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01 111111 111 1111101 101 111111 111 1011001001 11 10101110111 1101 011111 1101010101010 0110111 011111 111 111111101 1111011 111 1110110 1111110 1101010 01110101 11110 10111101 11110 01010 11111111 01110101 11110111 111 01 111111 111 1111101 101 111111 111 1011001001 11 1 1111111010 0101010101 111111110010 10111110 1101 111 01 111101001 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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; back, you, that are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words you, and are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines back is repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase people connects the lines.

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  • summary of It's Back;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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