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

My only Love is always near,
In country or in town... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef eaea ghgh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 010101 110100111 010001 11010111 011101 110100101 110101 11011001 110111 11111111 110101 11010011 011111 11011101 111101 10111111 110101 11010111 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, her, she, me, i are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word she at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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