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

I.
BEYOND the years the answer lies,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaaaaaAXbbabXbAXccacacA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 01000101 01110101 1111 11110101 1101 11010111 0100 1 01000111 11110101 0101 11110101 0110 01100101 0100 1 01000111 11011101 1101 10011101 0111 11111101 0100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 640
  • Average number of words per stanza: 115
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

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

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