This is an analysis of Dreams by Sara Teasdale.

I gave my life to another lover,
I gave my love, and all, and all--…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab acac
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,
  • Metre: 1111001010 11111111 1100101010 10010101 1111010010 11110101 111101010 01011111
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 8

Anaphora

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