I Am That Dream by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

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

I wish you knew,
That....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbCbDE fBGF cbcbbbhcch iiahiXXa XdXabaa AbCbDE fBGF BGbcXBac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,10,8,7,6,4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 1 111 1 1111 1011 1 101001 1111 11 1111 1 1111 1 11111 1000111 101101 001100101 10110101011 011101101 1010100010 010 011 01001 01010 11101010 11 1111 1101101 111 11111 1111101 1101111 101 111 1111 1 111 1 1111 1011 1 101001 1111 11 010 1111 11 110100 010 111101 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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