Analysis of A Dream in Spring

Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)



I heard a bird or two.
Each wing this spring just flew
Quite low although it seemed
Some fun with one who dreamed
And thought they brought dreams too!


Scheme AABBA
Poetic Form Limerick 
Metre 110111 111111 11111 111111 011111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 150
Words 30
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 120
Words per stanza (avg) 29

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Fantasy

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Written on February 28, 2024

Submitted by stevec.24118 on March 19, 2024

Modified by stevec.24118 on March 19, 2024

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