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

The trembling pulses of the dawn
Fill with faint glow the violet skies, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab acac dede fgfg haha ijij
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010010001 101101001 11011101 010101 0110111 01100101 01011100 010111 11011101 11011101 11001111 110101 101111101 11011101 01010101 011101 010010101 00011101 01010101 011111 110101101 11010101 11111101 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; and, of are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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