How to Sleep

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humorous essay literary work

"How to Sleep" is a humorous essay by American writer and actor Robert Benchley that comically explores the challenges and rituals of falling asleep.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf humorous essay ⓘ
literary work ⓘ
author Robert Benchley NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
genre comedy ⓘ
humor ⓘ
hasAuthorOccupation American writer ⓘ
actor ⓘ
intendedEffect amusement ⓘ
comic relief about insomnia ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm essay ⓘ
mainTheme bedtime rituals ⓘ
insomnia ⓘ
sleep ⓘ
narrativeStyle first-person ⓘ
partOf Robert Benchley’s body of humorous essays ⓘ
portrays anxieties about sleep ⓘ
everyday life difficulties ⓘ
subjectMatter challenges of falling asleep ⓘ
nighttime routines ⓘ
sleep habits ⓘ
tone comic ⓘ
satirical ⓘ
usesDevice exaggeration ⓘ
irony ⓘ
self-deprecating humor ⓘ

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8th Academy Awards → bestShortSubjectComedyWinner → How to Sleep ⓘ
Disney Goofy shorts → hasNotableShort → How to Sleep ⓘ
Robert Benchley → notableWork → How to Sleep ⓘ
Robert Benchley → performedIn → How to Sleep ⓘ