Analysis of To Capture Dreams



I do not use a canvas or
A palette made of wood,
Instead, I have a pencil for
The words I hope are good.

I do not use a brush or paint
To capture thoughts and dreams.
I use my led and ink so quaint
For my poetic schemes.

I do admire the portraits and
The landscapes I have seen
Since they, like poetry still can
Preserve what they can glean.


Scheme ABAB CDCD XEXE
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 11110101 010111 01110101 011111 11110111 110101 11110111 110101 11010100 01111 11110011 011111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 344
Words 77
Sentences 5
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 88
Words per stanza (avg) 24

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Written on August 11, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on August 11, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on August 11, 2023

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