This is an analysis of the poem Once More that begins with:
I had not thought again to be
A dreamer of such dreams as these.... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcc dcdcddaeXebb bfbfdd cgcgff ededhh bb bXiiXbababb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,12,6,6,6,2,11,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11110100 01001111 01101111 11010101 01010101 11000101 11110101 01010101 11111101 010100111 01110101 11010101 11110101 01010101 01110100 11010101 11011101 11010101 110111010 111101011 110111010 110101011 11011101 11110111 11100001 110010111 11110011 01110111 11111101 11010101 11110001 110110101 01011111 11010101 11010001 11000101 11011101 01011100 110011101 11111100 01011111 11110111 11111101 01010111 01100101 11010101 11010111 01010100
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 209
- Average number of words per stanza: 40
- Amount of lines: 48
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, to, or, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.
The author used the same word i 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 Once More;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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