This is an analysis of the poem Invitation that begins with:

If you are a dreamer, come in
If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbbaAA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101010 011010010010 010010010110 010010111010 1111110101 10 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 219
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; if is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words if, come are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines in is repeated).

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  • summary of Invitation;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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