This is an analysis of the poem A Composite Of Your Dismissed Wishes that begins with:

Really?
You wish for me equality....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aABcadXeec XaaXXfXgg aABdXcf hedeh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,9,7,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 11110100 11010101000101 11111001101 010100100 1011101 01010101 0101001100110 1110101 101110101110100100 101011011 1011101010100100 01101010100 0001011 001111010 10111001011 110101 111011111001 1 10 11110100 11010101000101 01010101010010 00111011010101010 111110101 11110100100110 11111111 0010010110 0110011101 110111101 11011110010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 297
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; you, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of A Composite Of Your Dismissed Wishes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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