This is an analysis of the poem Pure Imagination that begins with:

Come with me and you'll be
In a world of pure imagination...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab bbab b Xccc DBAA bXDBAA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,1,4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110 0010101010 101111 00101010 101001 1000101010 111001 1010 01 01101101 10101110 10111010 1010111000 101111 0010101010 101101 0110100 01 101111 0010101010 101101 0110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 82
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

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

  • summary of Pure Imagination;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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