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

The morning glory climbs above my head,
Pale flowers of white and purple, blue and red....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaX aaX aaa X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101010111 11001110111 11100 1001010101 1101011111 1011010 1101110111 1111010101 111101 01000111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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