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

I love to go to sleep,
When bed takes me like a lover...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdXefgX edXhbXXXihbXX jddchhkkhgfgkjkhlX amkc XdfnlXkccmnXdi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,13,18,4,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 11111010 10110 11010 0100 01101 0101 0010 010 111 11010010 010 011 10111010 101 1010 1001 001 1010 001010 011000 111 101 0100010 010010 01111 0010100 1010 10101 11000101 11000010 101 1010101 10111001 10101 10111 01101 10100010 100 01011 101101 010001 0011011 111110101 11011 0110 0101011 101100 1100001 111100 10111 101 011001 11001 10101 1100 010010 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 235
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 58
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 Sleep;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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