This is an analysis of the poem Those Who Leave To Come Back that begins with:

People appeasing their insecurities,
And limiting their lives lived......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXX XbX abXXb XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,5,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 10010110100 1100111 00100110100 0101 111011001 110010010 11010101101 011010101 1001000000100 101 01110101 0101010101010 1 100101 010001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Those Who Leave To Come Back;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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