This is an analysis of the poem Sunbeam that begins with:

I pray to the sunbeam from the window -
It is pale, thin, straight. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaaXbaXcXcbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100110010 00111 11011010 11101 0101110 111 1011110 1100 110000110 00101 1010001010 010101010 101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 364
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Sunbeam;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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