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

It's bedtime, and we lock the door,
Put out the lights- the day is o'er;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbcc ddeeff aaaagg hheeaa hhaaii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111101 110101010 11110011 00100101 01010101 11111101 11111101 11011101 11010111 11010101 110101101 10110011 11110101 10010101 11111101 11110101 01011101 11011101 11111111 11110101 11011101 11010101 10110101 01010101 10111111 01010101 11110101 11001101 11110111 01000111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; to is repeated.

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

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

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