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

I turned the key and opened wide the door
To enter my deserted room again, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbabcbaca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101110101 0101010101 1101110111 1011010101 1111110111 1111000101 0101010101 0110011101 110010011 0101100101 0101010101 1101010001 1001011101 1110011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 592
  • Average number of words per stanza: 111
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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