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

Oh, dreams of France! Oh, faded dreams of France!
Ohm France, that I had ever dreamed of thee!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdececff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 1101110101 1111110101 1101111101 1111010101 1101110111 1111000101 0111010101 0100010101 11101101 1101010101 1111110111 1101010001 1111111101 1111011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 616
  • Average number of words per stanza: 111
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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.

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

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