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

AH, I have changed, I do not know
Why lonely hours affect me so....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccXXaaddbbeeffgghhijhhffhhijffbbhhkkllhhhhaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 48,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111111 110100111 01010011 11001111 111100111 01010101 01010110 11111100 11110101 10011111 11010101 11010111 11010111 11110101 11011111 11110101 11110011 01110101 11010101 01000101 11011101 11110101 11011101 01010100 1100111001 11010101 01010101 11011101 01010101 11010001 11010001 111010100 01110101 01111101 01011111 10010101 110010111 01010101 11011100 11010101 11010101 001110101 01010111 11011101 11011111 01010101 11011101 11011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1661
  • Average number of words per stanza: 318
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her, but are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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

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