Analysis of My Dream



This is my dream,
It is my own dream,
I dreamt it.
I dreamt that my hair was kempt.
Then I dreamt that my true love unkempt it.


Scheme AABBB
Poetic Form
Metre 1111 11111 111 1111111 1111111011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 123
Words 28
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 95
Words per stanza (avg) 28
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Modified on April 08, 2023

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Ogden Nash

 · 1902 · Rye, New York
 · 1971 · Baltimore

Ogden Nash (1902-1971) was, during his lifetime, the most well-known American writer of light verse, and his popularity has continued after his death. His witty style has been imitated by many, but none have quite equalled the old master. more…

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