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

WHO seeks the shore where dreams outpour
Their floods in Slumber Seas ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb cXdX aeee fbbb GcXc eeXe GebX dhfh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111 110101 11110101 0100100 11110101 110101 00111111 010101 11111001 010101 11110111 100101 01011101 100101 11010101 010101 11110111 110101 01111100 010101 00111101 011111 1101011100 111101 11110111 110101 11010101 010100 11010101 111101 11011111 1101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1186
  • Average number of words per stanza: 186
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, as are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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