This is an analysis of the poem Something Dismissed Should Be Retrieved that begins with:

Those wants and wishes have materialized,
Right before their eyes....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abcb XcXded dcAcXacbeaac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101001 10111 111101011 010101 1100101010 10101010 101101 001001 010111101 100111 110000 1011001 11110101001 1001101 10011001 111001 10111110 001 1110 111 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Something Dismissed Should Be Retrieved;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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