This is an analysis of the poem Dream-Dew that begins with:

WHITE bird of love, lie warm upon my breast,
White flower of love, lie cool against my face! ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba cbbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101110111 11001110111 1101010101 1011110001 1101111111 1101110101 1111010101 1111110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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  • summary of Dream-Dew;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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