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

WIND-SILVERED willows hedge the stream,
And all within is hushed and cool. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd ececcfcf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110011101 11010111 01001101 11010101 1100101000 010010111 100010100 110100101 110010111 01110101 110010111 01010101 110010101 01010101 11011111 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 285
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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