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

There is a breath at midnight that comes in
Sad as a sigh, for then the day is dead ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbcbcadadbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1001111110 1101110101 1011010101 10110100101 11111100111 1101110101 1101010111 0101001101 1001011101 0111010101 0101001101 0110110101 1111101101 1001110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 624
  • Average number of words per stanza: 117
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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