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

Every night I lie awake
And every day I lie abed ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa Xbcb Xaca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011101 110011101 11010111 100111 11010101 010011 11010101 010111 01110111 01010111 01110101 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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