This is an analysis of the poem Insomnia & Poetry that begins with:

Sweet muse
with bitter milk,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdXXadXeXX XXceXdecXXXbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 0101 111 0111 111 011110010 101010 011 01111 11111 1101 011101 101010 100 1111 0010001 1011100 0100 1111 101101 1111111 11 1010101 01111 101 00010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 261
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

  • summary of Insomnia & Poetry;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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