This is an analysis of the poem An Hymn To Sleep. that begins with:

Written when the Author was sick.
Somnus, pow'rful Deity,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabbaaXXcccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101011 1010100 1011101 11111101 11010101 01011011 11010101 11110111 01111101 11010001 11100111 11011101 1101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 442
  • Average number of words per stanza: 79
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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