This is an analysis of the poem A Little Boy's Dream that begins with:

To and fro, to and fro
In my little boat I go... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAbbccAA BBddddBB BBeebbBB XdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011011 0110111 1010101 1011101 1010111 1010101 011011 0110111 111111 10010111 1010101 1110111 0110101 11100011 111111 10010111 101101 0111011 1010011 1000111 1010001 1110101 101101 0111011 111101010 1111101 1000101 1010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

  • summary of A Little Boy's Dream;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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