This is an analysis of Ay, Workman, Make Me A Dream by Stephen Crane.

Ay, workman, make me a dream,
A dream for my love.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaabb
  • Stanza lengths: 7,
  • Metre: 1101101 01111 100111 10110 100001011 1010 1110011001
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 7

Anaphora

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