This is an analysis of the poem His Return To London that begins with:

From the dull confines of the drooping west,
To see the day spring from the pregnant east,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXccddeeffaabbffgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 0011100101 01010100101 100010111111 0111010100 1101011101 0101011101 1101011001 1101010111 1111010101 1101010100 1101110101 1101110100 1011011111 0001110100 11111000110 1101010111 1101100101 1101110111 1111110111 11110100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 850
  • Average number of words per stanza: 152
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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.

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  • summary of His Return To London;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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