This is an analysis of the poem To Sleep that begins with:

I will find out a place for thee, O Sleep-
A hidden wood among the hill-tops green,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef egeg cbcb dhdh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1011011111 0101010111 1011110111 0100101 0101010101 1101111110 1111111101 110111 1001011101 0101000111 1001010111 101101 11010011010 01001001101 11110101110 011111 1111110101 11010100101 11110010001 010101 1111110101 0111110011 1111110111 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, me are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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