This is an analysis of the poem The Dream that begins with:
Believe me, this was true last night,
Tho' it is false to-day.... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abX cdcddeedcc aaa bbfgfgfXfX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,10,3,10,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 01101111 100101 1100 01101101 1010111 1010101 1010111 1110111 1011111 1111101 1010011 1110111 1110111 1010111 1011101 101001001 1110111 1010001 1010101 1010111 01110111 0111101 1110111 001111100 10011011 010111010
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 29
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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 The Dream;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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