This is an analysis of the poem Three Dreams that begins with:

I
I think, I dreamed of falling leaves,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a b c d e b b d E b e d E X f b b c b b b c g c X b X e c X X X h i g i i X a e h e f hXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11110101 0110111 01110 110111101110 11110101 0010010011 001010 110111101010 11011101 11111010010110 0101010 110111101010 1 011110 11001011 001010010101 01000010101 1111101 111010101 110101010010 110101001 111110 010100011 111010 11001010 11101001 1001010101 001000111 11100101011 1 1110110111 101010100100100100 110101010001 11011000100 11011001 0100110001 1100101000 01110001 1000110110 001000100100 1111011010 1010001010 100110010 101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 45
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 33
  • Average number of words per stanza: 6
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same words i, of, and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase i connects the lines.

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

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

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