This is an analysis of the poem A Day Dream that begins with:
My eyes make pictures when they're shut:--
I see a fountain large and fair,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcX dedecc afafXf aeaegg hdhdee eieiXf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11110111 11010111 01110101 11111101 11011101110 110110101100111 01110101 11110101 11110101 11110101 11011111010 1101110101010 11111111 01110101 11000111 01000101 011101101100 1101111111110 11010011 11010111 01010111 01010111 11111111110 1011011111010 01110101 101101011 111101001 11110111 11011011011 1110111111111 11111111 11010111 11110101 11111111 10111101110 1000101101010
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 244
- Average number of words per stanza: 47
- Amount of lines: 36
- Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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; and, my, thee are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, this are repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines thee is repeated).
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- summary of A Day Dream;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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