This is an analysis of the poem Sleep that begins with:

HERE is a house, so great, so wide
It will take in the whole world's pride.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddefefaagghhhh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011111 00100111 11110111 10011101 11100101 11010111 111101011 11100001 10010101 11111010 1011101 11111110 1011101 100010101 11010111 1100101 1011101 110010101 10111010 11111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 702
  • Average number of words per stanza: 140
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Sleep;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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