Dream by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

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

If it is wished and kept mentally fixed,
With a wanting inspired by desire......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabb cXXX cXda XXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0001111001 00100101010 11101 1001000101 011001110 101010000100 1011001000 0100 100100101 101100101 101101001 1110111010 1 010110 1011101001 11100001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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; it, to, be, dream are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word dream is repeated.

    The author used the same word if 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 Dream;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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