This is an analysis of the poem Ideals, Dreams And Wishes To Fulfill that begins with:

If you are one seeking depth,
To satisfy an insatiable appetite......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBB bdbdefccdg bdbXdhe cX ibgXXfX gbbdb efbXXb ABCBBjjihdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,10,7,2,7,5,6,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0111101 010110100101 11001101110100 00101001011 100100101 0101101 100111001 011100111 110111 0101001111010 01101010 1011101100 00101000 01011111010 0111001001 1100110101 11 1011110 111110100001 1111011010 110100110100 010011111 111111100 1111111 110 11001000100 11010010 0101111 11111010 0111 1 11010 111011010001 1101100 0111101 11101 111011101010 10001000100011 11010110101 011011101 11111001110 11011111 0111101 010110100101 11001101110100 00101001011 100100101 00111101 01010110110 1110 1011110001 11100101111010 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 232
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 53
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; you, on, i, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Ideals, Dreams And Wishes To Fulfill;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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