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

Out from his bed the breaking seas
By waking eyes unseen...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb Xaaa caXa XcXc adcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010101 110101 11010101 111101001 0110101000 100111 101110110 11110101 11010101 110001 111001101 110100111 101101011 1010101 101111001 1111001000 10011111 1100101 10111101 01000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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