This is an analysis of the poem Reverie In August that begins with:

The heat is like some drowsy drug
Laden with honey-foundered dreams. . . ....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaX bXab bccX ddbd bXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011101 10010101 01010101 01111101 01111101 11001101 100111001 01010111 01011101 11010011 100110001 010100101 01110101 10110011 11010101 00010101 11010011 11111101 11011101 11001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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