This is an analysis of the poem In A Year that begins with:

Never any more,
While I live,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcadbcd X efeegfeg X hdihedie X ejeekjjk g XeXjfXdX g flbfmlbm X jjejnjen X jfejafea X doXdoofX c pjjpXjje
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,1,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 111 1110101 101 10111 111 1001101 101 1 10101 101 1110101 101 11101 110 1110101 101 1 11111 101 1111011 101 01101 101 1010101 111 1 10111 111 1111111 101 11111 101 1110101 101 1 11111 101 11111100 101 11111 1100 1011111 1010 1 10101 101 1110101 001 11111 101 1110111 111 1 11111 001 1010111 010 11101 111 0111111 101 1 11111 111 1111101 111 11111 111 1111101 101 1 11101 111 11100011 111 10111 111 1111101 111 1 10101 111 1110101 101 10111 111 1001111 001
  • Amount of stanzas: 19
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 89
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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  • summary of In A Year;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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