This is an analysis of the poem Morning By The Seaside that begins with:

With these two kisses on thine eyes
I melt thy sleep away—arise!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcXbddeebbaafffccghghiiggii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 29,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 01110111 11110101 111110101 1101011001 11000111000 11011001101 11010111010 010101010110 0101010101 1011000110 11110111 1110110111001 1101010001 100101 10110 10010 100010 1100010101 101101011001 01011101001 1001110101 1101000111 1101011101 1101110001 1101010001 11001110101 1111001101 1111111111 1011110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 211
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, hail, my are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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