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

JUST now I think
I 'd like to be...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababccXdede bbbbccccbebe fgfghdhdijij
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,12,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 11100 10101 0101 1111 101011101 0111 1111 00101 11101 11101 111100 01101 11001 00101 10111 00101 1101 00101 111001 1101 11100 11101 11101 01101 00101 10101 00101 00101 00101 11111 00111 00101 11101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 243
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word do at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

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