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

Late, late last night, when the whole world slept,
Along to the garden of dreams I crept....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccccddXXeeffgghXgghX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 111110111 0100100111 1110101111 10111101011 110111111 1010101111011 111101101 101111101 111101101 1100100101 0010110101 11111001011 111111111 11110100101 111111101 1011111011 111001101 11101100001 1111101101 11011001010 111111111 1111111101 111101101 1111010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1049
  • Average number of words per stanza: 211
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, and, with, my, you are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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