This is an analysis of the poem Gone To Sleep that begins with:
Little Georgie Hussy, of des Moines, Iowa, who died during his mother's absence from home.
Drop the curtain gently, softly !... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X XaXabcbX bdedbcac XfXfXcec
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,8,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10101001110011100101001 10101010 1010111 10101010 1111101 10101010 1011111 11111010 110100011 11111110 10101101 10001010 1011101 10111010 1110111 11100010 1110101 10101110 100101101 10101011 1010101 10111110 0110101 10011110 1110101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
- Average number of words per stanza: 38
- Amount of lines: 25
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Gone To Sleep;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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