This is an analysis of the poem I Dreamed I Moved Among The Elysian Fields that begins with:

I dreamed I moved among the Elysian fields,
In converse with sweet women long since dead;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcbcbadadee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11110101001 0100110111 1101011111 1101011101 1011010101 0101111101 11010101101 01011011001 1101010111 0101110111 1011010111 0100100101 110010101001 10011010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 592
  • Average number of words per stanza: 109
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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