This is an analysis of the poem That Once Wished that begins with:
I wanted to be that.
But I couldn't....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AABacXaXdcdedXbXdaXaaXffaaAABaedXaXd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 36,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110001 1110 11000 111010 10111 0111010 1110 1101 111001001 10111 1101000101 111100101010 111101 11010001000011 001010 1110111 111111110101 010111001 01110001111 10110101 110101 1110010 111101001111 1010 100 01110101 110001 1110 11000 1111 0110101 11 11011 111110 0001101 111101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 980
- Average number of words per stanza: 189
- Amount of lines: 36
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.
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; i is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of That Once Wished;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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