This is an analysis of the poem The Dream Of An Afternoon that begins with:

Be silent! the ancestor arrives;
And his step dusks away again....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: a b b X X X a X a a a X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010011001 10110101 111111 10100010 110111 01101101 101011 100001010 10110110 0110110 11011010 010110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 31
  • Average number of words per stanza: 5
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Georg Trakl