This is an analysis of the poem I Woke Up All Of A Sudden From My Sleep that begins with:

I woke up all of a sudden from my sleep
I thought I embraced my lord,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXXXA bXA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11110010011 1110111 10101010010101 111000011 1111101 11110010011 110111101 11011001101 11110010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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, my are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word sleep at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of I Woke Up All Of A Sudden From My Sleep;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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