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

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abac BdEBfdE gghg efij X agbjebcceicfcccdXeebhXkbk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,4,4,1,25,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100 10 110 11 1101 1010 10 1101 110 010 10 10010 110 101001 1010 1001 010 111 11010011 111001 10 100010 011 1110 11 0101 1101 10111 1011 101 11 101010 111011 10101 001101 110101 0100100 1101001 011111 101101 100101 01011 110011 1111 11011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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