This is an analysis of the poem Twelve Years that begins with:

The line
that remained, that...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXab cc dbec aXd Xe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,2,4,3,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 01 1011 0111 101001 0100011 111 111 0101101 0111 1101010 01100111 11 111010 100101 010110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 74
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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  • summary of Twelve Years;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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