This is an analysis of the poem Terminal that begins with:

Riding home from credulous blue domes,
the dreamer reins his waking appetite...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcaca XaXXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 101010011 0101010101 0101010101 1111010101 10001110101 0100010101 1101010011 010010101 1001000111 0101010011 110101011110 0111010101 10001001101 101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 286
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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