This is an analysis of the poem Dream Girl that begins with:

You will come one day in a waver of love,
Tender as dew, impetuous as rain,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXX bcXbXa cXdbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111001001 101101011 0100100111 01001011001 101001101 1010110101 0100111011 11001001011 1100110101 1101101001 011111001 1 111111001 111110111 1100101001 0101101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, you are repeated.

    The author used the same word you at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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