Analysis of Sleepless Dream
Doubt is a birthless spring
with mourning doves of gloom.
Hope is a winter dream with daffodils in bloom.
Doubt is a hapless scheme
with devastating fright.
Hope is a stalwart dream with victorious might.
Doubt is a troubled theme
with killer bees in warm.
Hope is a comfort dream with shelter from a storm.
Doubt is a hostile stream
with unqualified gall.
Hope is a peaceful dream with justice for us all.
Doubt is a shrouded gleam
with shadows at the door.
Hope is a brilliant dream with goodness to explore.
Doubt is a muffled scream
with poorer days instead.
Hope is a sleepless dream with better days ahead.
Scheme | XAA BCC BDD BEE BFF BGG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011 110111 11010111001 110101 11001 110101101001 110101 110101 110101110101 110101 10101 110101110111 110101 11101 110101110101 110101 110101 110101110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 595 |
Words | 110 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 82 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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