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

Hues of the rich unfolding morn,
That, ere the glorious sun be born,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd eeaa ffgg hhii jjff ccaa kkll ccmm aamm aaXc lhgg bbcc ggkk hhiiXjjcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010101 110100101 11110100 01011101 11011111 110111001 11010101 100110101 11010101 11111101 111101010 110001010 11110001 01110101 11110101 100101101 11010101 11010101 11010101 11011111 110010001 110010101 11110101 010111011 11010101 10011111 110111010 110111010 01110111 01010111 11010101 10011101 111101000 110100111 110010111 111100111 11110101 100111101 100001001 10010101 10010101 11111101 100101110 11010101 11111101 11110111 11110101 01110101 11111101 11011111 11010111 11010101 010010101 11011101 10010101 01110101 11111001 10110101 110110111 01000101 10110111 11101101 111011001 01110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 16
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same word new at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase new connects the lines.

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

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