This is an analysis of the poem The Dream Of Those Days that begins with:

The dream of those days when first I sung thee is o'er
Thy triumph hath stain'd the charm thy sorrows then wore; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaa bbcc ccdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101111111010 110110111011 1100111111011 011010111001 1001100111011 110110111011 110111111011 110111101011 110011111001 011010111111 110111111001 010011110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 220
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 55 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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