Analysis of Dream
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
Love may draw
The naysayers' frown,
And magic lacks
Belief a bit.
As I dream,
I'm left alone.
Please don't wake me
From this blissful fantasy.
I'm content
With the joy I've found.
| Scheme | ABCDEFGGHI |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (50%) Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 111 0101 0101 0101 111 1101 1111 1110100 110 10111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 188 |
| Words | 43 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 136 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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