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

I dreamt of autumn in the window's twilight,
And you, a tipsy jesters' throng amidst. ' ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXba XcXc debe Xcdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11010001011 11010101011 11010101010 1101010111 11111111110 1111011101 01011001010 0101010101 11111111011 1100010101 01011111010 01010101 11010101010 0111010101 01010101011 1001010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 178
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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