From Worlds Within My Dreams by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem From Worlds Within My Dreams that begins with:

I feel a kindred with you,
My native......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcDDEABA XdXf fXbcfd ABXcXcXABcDDEABAd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,4,6,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101001 110 1 1100101 101110 1001 1101001 110 11101 11011001 11010 1101001 1101010 110100111 1111011 0101 1111 1101 111011 1101001 110 01011111 0111011101 001000101 100110110 1101001 110 1 1100101 101110 1001 1101001 110 11101 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, we are repeated.

    The author used the same word i 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 From Worlds Within My Dreams;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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