This is an analysis of the poem My Fairy that begins with:

I have a fairy by my side
Which says I must not sleep, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbXbX cXcX aXaX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 111111 11011101 01101110 01011111 01101110 11110111 01101110 11011101 011011100 10011101 01101110 1011101111 1000101 01010001 11101110 101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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  • summary of My Fairy;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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