This is an analysis of the poem Asleep! O Sleep A Little While, White Pearl! that begins with:

Asleep! O sleep a little while, white pearl!
And let me kneel, and let me pray to thee, ... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0111010111 1111111101 11111010111 1111000101 1101111101 1011001101 1101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 294
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; and, let, me are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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