This is an analysis of the poem The Dreamer that begins with:

“Why do you seek the sun,
In your Bubble-Crown ascending?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbcdXdXabaXabaXaca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 01101010 11000101 1101110 1101010 100101 01110101 111101 1111010 111101 1111010 1110101 10101010 110111 1111110 111111 1100101 110001 0101010 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 584
  • Average number of words per stanza: 119
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; your, and, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word your is repeated.

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

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

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