This is an analysis of the poem Battle Sleep that begins with:
SOMEWHERE, O sun, some corner there must be
Thou visitest, where down the strand... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: abab baba aXaX cdcd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 1111110110 11001101 1001011101 00110001001 1001010111 01110101 1101010101 0111110101 11110100101 00110101 1111010111 1111000101 10011101001 01010101001 0111010101 1111110011
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 19
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Battle Sleep;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.