This is an analysis of the poem The Return that begins with:

Pawns of a nonexistence.
Blissed by myths......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xab cbd XXbdXXece XX XXca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,9,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001000 1011 11001010 0111 10010 10101010 10101001 01 11010001001 0111010110100 0100101001 11101 110101010 010011 011010 10110 1100 1 10 1001 1101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 102
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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