This is an analysis of the poem Bad Dreams: III that begins with:

THIS was my dream: I saw a Forest
Old as the earth, no track nor trace... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbccddacac ebeXddffXgXg bhXhiijjaXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011111010 11011111 001111100 100100101 01010111 111100101 10011111 110010111 11010101 11011111 10011111 101110101 111101010 01010001 1001011110 10110100 11110111 100101110 11101111 11010111 11010100 11010101 01010110 11110101 1101110100 01010101 1101001100 11110111 10010111 11011111 11010001 10010101 111100111 01110111 11001111 11010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 434
  • Average number of words per stanza: 74
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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