This is an analysis of Unstable Dream by David McKee Wright.

Unstable dream, according to the place,
Be steadfast once, or else at least be true.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacddcee
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 0101010001 0111111101 1101011101 010101111 10010101001 11010000101 11011111001 110010010001 01010110010 101110001 1101001101 0100100010 11011101101 1101110101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

Repeated words/phrases

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