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

A slight rain comes, bathed in dawn light.
I hear it among treetop leaves before mist...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb acXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111011 11001111011 011010011 101010110 101111010 11101110 10101011001 1010110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 Rain;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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