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

Through an accidental crack in the curtain
I can see the eight o'clock light change from ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXb caX XaX bcX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101010010 1110101110 110011010101 0010110110110 1010111101101 100101101100 110111001111 11101011100 01110111 00101010010101 1001110111 1100100100101 01101100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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