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

We've been fogged by ambiguity.
And role play dreams....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AB cDEFGcHFIF IHJEEKF XafbbXX IHJEEKFii AB cDEFGcHFIF hciXXic
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,10,7,7,9,2,10,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010110100 1111 0 101011 011 100111 10011 0 1101 1110 111 0110001 01011 11010 1010 11 111 11 1001 1011111001 100 110111 111101 01010011 11111101 110101 01011 11010 1010 11 111 11 1001 1101100101 111001101 1010110100 1111 0 101011 011 100111 10011 0 1101 1110 111 0110001 101110 1010 01 100 100111010 101101 100100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; to is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase too connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Role Play Dreams;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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