This is an analysis of Dream-March by James Whitcomb Riley.

'Wasn't it a funny dream!--perfectly bewild'rin'!--
Last night, and night before, and night before that,…

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Structure

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  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 41

Repeated words/phrases

night, and, with, go, travelling, some, to

Anaphora

where, some