This is an analysis of the poem Sister, Awake!, Thomas Bateson's First Set Of English Madrigals that begins with:

SISTER, awake! close not your eyes!
   The day her light discloses, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa bcXc bcbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011111 1101010 10110101 1001010 10110111 1111010 11110010 1101010 11011111 1110110 10110111 1001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 161
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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  • summary of Sister, Awake!, Thomas Bateson's First Set Of English Madrigals;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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