This is an analysis of the poem At Baia that begins with:

I should have thought
in a dream you would have brought...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbcdeX eXXeXaXa caddbXX XaX X dX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,7,3,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 0011111 1101001 1010011 1111001 10110 11011 0111000 110111 11011 111111 1100101 1100 11110101 110010101 11110 1101001 01010101 1101100 1100100 01010011 1101011011 11 1001010 1110101 11001010 1 10001011 11101011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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