This is an analysis of the poem We'Re Dreamers All that begins with:

Oh, man must dream of gladness wherever his pathways lead,
And a hint of something better is written in every creed;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXb bbcc ddee ffaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110100100111 1010101001001001 1111111011101010 0110010101101101 110010101100101 111011101100101 1101101100101111 0100101010101000 110010111100101 111110101110111 110010101101101 1110010101101101 100100101100101 1100110100100101 10111101100011 001001010101001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 245
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 61 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, of, back are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

  • summary of We'Re Dreamers All;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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