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

Sing to me! Something of sunlight and bloom,
I am so compassed with sorrow and gloom, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbC ddeeC ffccC ggeeC hhiiC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011001111 11110001011 1111001111 1001011001 101101 1011011001 111101111 1111011001 1111111011 101101 11010110001 101101101101 1101001011 11110101100 101101 1101101101 1001011001 1111011101 1111101001 101101 1111011111 1011011111 11111111001 1111011101 101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 208
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; and, of, sing, me, to, my are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, sing, all are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word me at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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