This is an analysis of the poem Dreams that begins with:
What dreams we have and how they fly
Like rosy clouds across the sky;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbccdd eeffggdd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11111111 11010101 01010101 01110111 11110111 01010101 01110101 11010111 11011101 11011111 11110101 01010101 10101111 11010111 11111111 01111111
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 301
- Average number of words per stanza: 56
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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, ah, dreams are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words of, the, o are repeated.
The poet repeated the same word dreams at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Dreams;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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