This is an analysis of the poem To M. S. G. : When I Dream That You Love Me that begins with:

When I dream that you love me, you'll surely forgive;
Extend not your anger to sleep;... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd eded fgfg hchc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111111001 01111001 101001101011 11101101 11010111001 110111001 101001101001 11001001 11111001001 100010010 01111001111 000001010 11111011111 11101000 011011101011 11101011 101011001111 111110010 11011011001 0010010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 163
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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