Analysis of It was Only a Dream



In a dream I travelled
In a dream I flew
I'd stumbled on another world
A world I never knew
I ventured as I slumbered so peacefully and deep
I'd never roamed this way before
Was it more than just a sleep
I seemed so numb and lifeless
So wait-less did I feel
Suspended in this eerie glow
So timeless and surreal
I heard strange voices calling
They echoed soft and low
So peacefully contented
In this world I did not know
I felt that I was floating
Endlessly with ease
Flying through this ambience
Going where I please
Then I started drifting
To a bright and stronger light
Up and up I slowly climbed
As if my soul took flight
I felt no pain no sorrow
No fear and no regret
Spinning in this blissfulness
I'd never known as yet
But suddenly I stopped then fell
And down and down I went
Floating like a feather
As if from heaven sent
I had a heavy feeling
And tingling in my head
But then I woke and found myself
Lying in my bed
And so I share my little tale
Inspired by a dream
But now and then I ask myself
Are things all what they seem.

TjHatton    25/05/13.


Scheme XAXABXBCDEDFEXEFGXGFHXHEICIXJXJFKLKXMLM X
Poetic Form Etheree  (23%)
Metre 001110 00111 11010101 011101 110111110001 11011101 1111101 1111010 111111 01001101 110001 1111010 110101 1100010 0111111 1111110 10011 1011100 10111 111010 1010101 1011101 111111 1111110 110101 10011 110111 11001111 010111 101010 111101 1101010 0100011 1111011 10011 01111101 010101 1101111 111111 1
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,031
Words 209
Sentences 2
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 39, 1
Lines Amount 40
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 419
Words per stanza (avg) 106
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Submitted on October 09, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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