This is an analysis of the poem Sylvester’s Dying Bed that begins with:

I woke up this mornin’
’Bout half-past three. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba Xaca dXXX XeXe Xfbfdf cfXf Xf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,6,4,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010 1111 101001 11011 111010 100101 10101010 11101 1111010 1111 01011000 1111 111010 11111 11110 1010111 11111010 111011 1101010 010101 10111010 1111111 11101010 1011101 11101011 1011101 1101110 00111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; i is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Sylvester’s Dying Bed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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