Analysis of Dream Of Me When You're Asleep
Promises are meant to keep
or what's assurance for?
Dream of me when you're asleep or kick me out the door.
Caterpillars slowly creep
or what's transition for?
Dream of me when you're asleep or set my wings to soar.
Prairie grasses feed the sheep
or what's pasturage for?
Dream of me when you're asleep or toss me to wild boar.
Disasters make all men weep
or what's misfortune for?
Dream of me when you're asleep or jab me in the core.
Check it out before the leap
or what's inspection for?
Dream of me when you're asleep or wipe me off the floor.
Retributions are fair reap
or what's reprisal for?
Dream of me when you're asleep or even up my score.
| Scheme | ABB ABB ABB ABB ABB ABB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1001111 110101 1111101111101 100101 110101 1111101111111 1010101 1111 1111101111111 0101111 110101 1111101111001 1110101 110101 1111101111101 1111 110101 1111101110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 633 |
| Words | 123 |
| Sentences | 12 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 84 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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