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

There is a place (I know it well)
Where beech trees crowd into a gloom,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababab cdcdcd aeaeae fefefe gegege egegeg hihXhi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011101 11110001 110100111 100101001 11010101 01010111 11011100 01110101 11101100 11010101 10110110 10110000 11110101 00110101 10010100 01100001 01010111 10110111 01011101 11011111 01011111 11110001 01011111 11010101 11110101 01111101 01010001 01010011 01010111 11111111 11110101 11011111 01011101 11111111 01110111 11000101 10010111 01010101 11110111 10110111 11111101 01111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is 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 The Dream Child;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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