This is an analysis of the poem Chased By Nightmares that begins with:

Sometimes it takes,
The presence of unsuspected guilt to arrive......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbc adXcd eaXda DBDDX aDfBDbeX DBXDXDDFBXDFBDFBDfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,5,5,8,19,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 010010101001 00101010 10101110101 10101 010111100101 10110100010 01001111111 0010001000 10010100 11110111 100101101010001 01001101111 101000001010100 1111 1010011011 10 1111 010101000 101011 11111 1101000101 0101 11111 0010101001 010010010 101000 1111 1010011011 00101 11111 010101000 10 1111 11000111 0101 1111 11000111 0101 1111 11000111 0101 11111 01000101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • 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 three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

    The author used the same word chased at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same words overcomed, done at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Chased By Nightmares;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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