This is an analysis of the poem Chased Away From Their Dreams! that begins with:

Remember when your ideals,
Were first noticed to be tampered? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXaacc deffed bXbddXXfd aXaXX XXfbddb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,9,5,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101101 01100010 11101010 1001 011001101 01100101 010110111 00101101 110110100101 010 010101 0101 11101010 1010001 1100111 11011001 1111001010 010111001 011101011011 010001 11000100 0010101010100 0100011 01010111 1011100 01101011 1110 1011111 1 1101010011 0100101 1001101 10101001 10101 0111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 218
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of Chased Away From Their Dreams!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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