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

Twenty years hence my eyes may grow
If not quite dim, yet rather so,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaab ccXdXbbbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011111 01111101 11010111 1001 10011011 11010101 00111100 1101 111101101 01110101 11111111 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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