This is an analysis of the poem Last Night As I Was Sleeping that begins with:

Last night as I was sleeping,
I dreamt—marvelous error!—...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABaccXXX ABXCddXd ABaccXcd cBXC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110 1110010 1001110 1011 1101110101 110111001 100011 111101 1111110 1110010 111011 10111 10101 01011 1110 01110 1111110 1110010 101001110 10111 011000111 11001 1101011 111011 11111 1110010 101111 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

    The author used the same word last at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Last Night As I Was Sleeping;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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