This is an analysis of the poem Disillusionment that begins with:

I used to dream, long, long ago,
That the clouds were marvelous white elephants...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXa aXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 10101001100 1000100111010 111101100010001010 11111111 11010 11110111100110 11101010 111110001010001 111111 01001110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 220
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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