This is an analysis of the poem The Sleep That Flits On Baby's Eyes that begins with:

The sleep that flits on baby's eyes,
Whence does it come? Can you surmise?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccaa dd ee ccff dd bbggaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,2,2,4,2,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111101 11011101 10011101 11010101 110010101 11010111 11110101 01110101 01001101011 11011111 11010101 010011111 1010100111 10101101001 1100100111 10100111 1110100111 110111011 100110111 110101111 0011100101 000100101 11110111 111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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  • summary of The Sleep That Flits On Baby's Eyes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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