This is an analysis of the poem Making Real My Wish For Romance that begins with:

Didn't we meet in a dream?
Do I look familiar to you, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXaXbXcAdcXeedcbcaXXacb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 23,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1011001 11101001 110111 1101111001 1001110001 10010111 110101101 1011001 1001101 10101001100101 01010011 11101001011 11010101101 111011 00111111 11110111 111101011 11100111 11111111 1110111 011001 11101101101 10111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 820
  • Average number of words per stanza: 156
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

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

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  • summary of Making Real My Wish For Romance;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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