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

I've met thee, whom I dared not hope to meet,
Save in the enchanted land of my day-dreams:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcd ababee dfcfgg hahahh ededdd ibibjj kekeff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111111101 10001010111 1001010101 1101011101 1101000100 101111010001 1011111111 1101010011 11010110100 1011111101 1111010111 1111011110111 1110111001 111100101001 1101010100 11000010101 1100010001 010001001101 1101111110 1011101111 1111110011 1111001101 00110001010 11110111111110 0111000111 0111000101 1001010101 1011010101 1111000101 010101110101 1101000101 1101010001 1001010111 1111010101 1111010101 0101001000111 0110010001 1111011111 1111011101 1111111101 11001111111 111101010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 277
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, that, and, to, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words my, that, the are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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