This is an analysis of the poem Can'T Get A Night Of Peaceful Sleep that begins with:

Isn't it much easier,
To sit back and critique? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBDD eef gcec hdhbhh ciieidd ejgj ABCBDD jj hkckhhXekf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,3,4,6,7,4,6,2,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0001100 011101 100 011110101 11110010 101 00101 11101 011101 110101 001001 011000010 001101 00010010101 101100111 11010111 110111 1010110 110011 1101010 10011 00010001 111010 01111111 011101 1101010 1100101 1110101 11101 01010101 0001100 011101 100 011110101 11110010 101 111001 110101 1010111 011100111 1011100 01111001011 1110101 01111111 011001 10111 011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, you are repeated.

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

  • summary of Can'T Get A Night Of Peaceful Sleep;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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