This is an analysis of the poem Turn Back? that begins with:

This infamy, O my Prince,
is delicious! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbbXXb cXcXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0100111 0010 1011 1001 1101010101001 01011 1111010 01001111011 11 0101011110 110101011 1100 11001 1001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.

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

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

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