Analysis of All Is As In A Dream



The sun is bright. I slept last night.
My heart is fancy-free.
The birds take flight. I fear no height.
All is as it should be.

The world is right. I have no fright.
My love is ever near.
The thrills excite. I feel no slight.
All is as in a mirror.

The blind gain sight. I see no blight.
My hope is on the rise.
The good use might. I fly my kite.
All is as sweet disguise.

The dogs don't bite. I find no spite.
My life is on the beam.
The cats don't fight. I dread no plight.
All is as in a dream.


Scheme ABAB AXAX ACAC ADAD
Poetic Form Quatrain  (75%)
Metre 01111111 111101 01111111 111111 01111111 111101 01011111 1110010 01111111 111101 01111111 111101 01111111 111101 01111111 111001
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 482
Words 107
Sentences 25
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 91
Words per stanza (avg) 27
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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