This is an analysis of the poem 'Not Altogether Sleep' that begins with:
Blithe love, what dubious ponderings bemuse
Thy lover's mind! . . . In me thy memories are...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbacbXX ccdeed
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
- Metre: 11110010001 11010111001 1100110101 1011011101 011000100101 0101011111 0110110100 1101010001 11010100100 0101001101 1011010101 01011010101 1111110100 1001010011
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 280
- Average number of words per stanza: 48
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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- summary of 'Not Altogether Sleep';
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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