This is an analysis of Dreams by Virna Sheard.
KEEP thou thy dreams–though joy should pass thee by;
Hold to the rainbow beauty of thy thought;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aXaX bcbc dada cdcd eaea
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 1111011111 1001110011 0011110111 1101010111 1111111111 1111110001 0100010101 0111011101 1111110101 1111010101 1101001101 1001011111 111111011 0101000111 010110001 11000111111 1111010011 1011000111 0111110111 1001111111
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 5
- Lines: 20
Repeated words/phrases
and, thy
