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

O God, in the dream the terrible horse began
To paw at the air, and make for me with his blows,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab caXa dddd ecce
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110010100101 011011111001 11110101101 1101010011101101 10011111101 111100111101 010101111001 100111101011 11111001101 11111111011 111111110111 110111100101 11010001011101 101101111 010011111101 10111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 205
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 51 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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