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

WAKEN not Amor from sleep! The beauteous urchin still slumbers;
Go, and complete thou the task, that to the day is assign'd! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101100101010110 11011011001001 110101001110010 1010011101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 247
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 61 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • 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 Warning;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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