This is an analysis of the poem Morning Joy that begins with:

At night the wide and level stretch of wold,
Which at high noon had basked in quiet gold, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb aacc ccbb bbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101110101 1111110101 1101111101 1101110111 1101111001 1001110101 1011111001 1100000101 1101010111 1101110101 0101011101 0101010111 01110100101 1111010101 1101011001 1110010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 178
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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 Morning Joy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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