Come To Me, Sunbeam! I'M Dying by Henry Clay Work: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Come To Me, Sunbeam! I'M Dying that begins with:

Come to me, Sunbeam! I'm dying
Uncared for, distress'd and alone.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbcdcd XeXeXccc baXafgfg Xgfgghgh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111010 100101101 1010110010110 0111001011 100111100011 11111011 11010111111 11001 10110110 001101011 0010111010100 01111001 11110010100 11101011 11011110110 01001 11111110 11011011 1011110110010 11111101 11111101111 11011001 11111111111 01011 10011110 11111011 1010110111011 11011111 11011011111 11111101 11111110111 01011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 310
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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; not, of, me, you, i are repeated.

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  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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