This is an analysis of the poem The Bridge Of Dreams that begins with:

The thought of thee is like a swinging tune,
A little swinging tune I seem to hear;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab bcbc dXdX eaea XeXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101010101 0101011101 0101010101 1001010001 0101010101 1101010111 01011010001 0101111101 01010101001 01011101100 0101010111 1001011100 1101000111 1011010101 0111111101 1101011101 1101000101 11010110010 1001010100 1101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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