This is an analysis of the poem A Dream Of Death that begins with:

I DREAMED that one had died in a strange place
Near no accustomed hand,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbbbbcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110011 110101 1111010101 010011 10001001101 110101 01111101101 110101 110000100101 011111 1111001111 1011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 434
  • Average number of words per stanza: 83
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; i is repeated.

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

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