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

I MET one in the Land of Sleep
Who seemed a friend long known and true.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdefef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100101 11011111 11111111 111101 11110111 11111111 101111001 010111 11110111 01111111 11111111 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 415
  • Average number of words per stanza: 86
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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 is repeated.

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

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

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