This is an analysis of the poem Some Time that begins with:

Last night, my darling, as you slept,
I thought I heard you sigh,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababccCC dedeccCc fafaccCC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110111 111111 10110111 110111 11111111 111111 11110101 111111 11100101 110101 11110101 100101 01010101 010111 11110101 111111 11010000 111101 11110111 110111 11110111 010101 11110101 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 253
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; i, you are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Some Time;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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