This is an analysis of the poem Was It The Sun That Broke My Dream that begins with:

Was it the sun that broke my dream
or was't the dazzle of thy hair ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbababAbabbaA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011111 11010011 11110111 01011111 11111101 1001101001 10011111 111010011 11110111 11010101 111100101 11001101 10011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 471
  • Average number of words per stanza: 91
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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