This is an analysis of the poem The Corner Man that begins with:

I dreamt a dream at the midnight deep,
When fancies come and go ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcbddddXd efegXg bfbfXf hchchX iiiiXi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110111 110111 010100101 010101 111110101 0010101 111110101 010111 110111101 111101 0100101001 010011 011110111 010101 110100101 011100 1111110101 0010100 101001110111 0010111 110110101 110101 1111111010 011101 1101101011 101101 0011101001 110111 011101101 01001010 110010101 111101 111010011 0010111 010101101 1010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 246
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; i, he are repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase he connects the lines.

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  • summary of The Corner Man;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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