Analysis of Dreams



Away o'er the hills in the valley green
Away from the noise of the busy town;
I dream sweet dreams of the olden days
Of you in your beautiful wedding gown.

I dream that you come and sit by me
And you hold my hand and ruff my hair;
Your eyes shine with a sweet delight
That I used to see so often there.

Then my heart is filled with a hallowed love
And I know t'is but a little way
To the spirit land, and I know that I
Shall meet you there some glad sweet day.

Then our wedding day in the spirit land
Will be filled with love and joy serene;
And the infinite hand will guide us where
The waters are still and the valleys green.


Scheme ABXB XCXC XDXD XACA
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 01100100101 0110110101 111110101 1101100101 111110111 011110111 11110101 111111101 1111110101 0111110101 1010101111 11111111 11010100101 111110101 0010011111 0101100101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 621
Words 133
Sentences 4
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 122
Words per stanza (avg) 33
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Submitted on August 03, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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