This is an analysis of the poem Sleep that begins with:
COME, Sleep, and with thy sweet deceiving
Lock me in delight awhile;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbccX addeea
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111011010 1100101 1110101 1110101 1111100 111001100 110111010 1111101 1110101 1010001 1110101 111111010
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
- Average number of words per stanza: 35
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- 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.
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.
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