This is an analysis of the poem 39 that begins with:

I only woke this morning
To find the world is fair—... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abCbCdXd DDDB Xefefbdb DDDB ghghaddd DDDB ddgdfiXiXdDdB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,8,4,8,4,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010 010101 1101110 010111 1101110 111101 0101011 010111 11001010 010010 11001010 001101 0101110 010101 0110011 010111 1100110 110101 1110010 011111 11001110 010010 11001110 001101 0101010 010011 1101010 010101 1101010 110111 1110010 1101001 11001010 010010 11001010 001101 0100010 110101 0100110 110101 1101110 101001 1111001 111101 11001010 010010 11000110 001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; forties, in are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words a, the are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines forties is repeated).

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

  • summary of 39;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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