This is an analysis of the poem I Continue To Dream that begins with:

I take my dreams and make of them a bronze vase
and a round fountain with a beautiful statue in its center....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXbXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111100011 1011000100110010 101001011111 1110111 011111 1011111 10101010 101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 292
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, you are 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 I Continue To Dream;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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