Dreams by Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Dreams that begins with:

SURELY I heard a voice-surely my name
Was breathed in tones familiar to my heart! ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab acac dada efef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1011011011 1101010011 1101011101 0101010001 1011010111 1001111111 1101110001 1101011111 10010001010 110010101001 11110010010 1011010101 1001110101 0101011101 1111111101 1111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

    The author used the same word surely at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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