This is an analysis of The Return by Sara Teasdale.

I turned the key and opened wide the door
To enter my deserted room again,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbabcbaca
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1101110101 0101010101 1101110111 1011010101 1111110111 1111000101 0101010101 0110011101 110010011 0101100101 0101010101 1101010001 1001011101 1110011101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14