This is an analysis of The Dream-Follower by Thomas Hardy.

A dream of mine flew over the mead
   To the halls where my old Love reigns;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,
  • Metre: 010111001 10111111 1011101001 11110101 1111010111 101001001 11111101101 11101001
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 8

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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