This is an analysis of the poem Romanced Ideals that begins with:

I have already romanced ideals,
To believe my visions to be within reach....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDAXE XDFCCDC X gdc XdafX X XgX e X ABCDAXE X XDFCCDC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,1,3,5,1,3,1,1,7,1,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101010001 00111000011 11010111100100 01100110101 1101001 0111110000 011001001000010100 1111101101100 11111111111 110011111100111 010101010011000101 110101010100101010 011110101 101101010101001 11011000010111 11 1101011010 0010010011101 100 11110110101 1111111010 10010011111 0101000110101 10101111110101 110010 1111 1011100 010 11011000010111 1101010001 00111000011 11010111100100 01100110101 1101001 0111110000 011001001000010100 11011000010111 1111101101100 11111111111 110011111100111 010101010011000101 110101010100101010 011110101 101101010101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Romanced Ideals;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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