Analysis of A Dream Pang

Robert Frost 1874 (San Francisco) – 1963 (Boston)



I had withdrawn in forest, and my song
Was swallowed up in leaves that blew alway;
And to the forest edge you came one day
(This was my dream) and looked and pondered long,
But did not enter, though the wish was strong:
You shook your pensive head as who should say,
‘I dare not—too far in his footsteps stray—
He must seek me would he undo the wrong.

Not far, but near, I stood and saw it all
Behind low boughs the trees let down outside;
And the sweet pang it cost me not to call
And tell you that I saw does still abide.
But ’tis not true that thus I dwelt aloof,
For the wood wakes, and you are here for proof.


Scheme AXBAABBA CDCDEE
Poetic Form
Metre 1101010011 110101111 0101011111 1111010101 1111010111 1111011111 111110111 1111110101 1111110111 0111011111 0011111111 0111111101 1111111101 1011011111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 628
Words 127
Sentences 4
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 8, 6
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 235
Words per stanza (avg) 63
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Robert Frost

Robert Lee Frost was an American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published in America. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. more…

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