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

This unimportant morning
Something goes singing where...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbaX bab Xa acddc ecaec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,3,2,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0001010 101101 01110111 10110101 011110 10100110101 1100101 10010110 1010101 010000101 100101110 111111010 100100111 10010101 0111011101 11010001 111001111 11111101 0010101010 1001011101 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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 is repeated.

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

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