This is an analysis of the poem I Know 'Tis But A Dream, Yet Feel More Anguish (Fragment) that begins with:

I know 'tis but a Dream, yet feel more anguish
Than if 'twere Truth. It has been often so:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11110111110 1011010101 1111000111 01111101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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