This is an analysis of the poem Poppa Dreams that begins with:

Poppa dreams.
I still wait for your call, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABA acdcedX fcXcghi e ABA AaggcaX gedAa aXhdfdfXigdA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,7,7,1,3,7,5,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 111111 10110 1101101 11 11111 0101 1001010 110111 10111010 00101110 1101001 1010101 1110101101 111 1100 1011101 110 101 111111 10110 101 1011101 10100111 111101 1111 01011010 10111 1011011 1111100 1111011101 101 11111101 011 10110 10100010001 101011 101010101 010101 11010101 01000111 11011101 01111 0101 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; poppa is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word poppa at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Poppa Dreams;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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