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

Good morning.
I bet you thought you'd catch me snoring? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Aabbb AacXcbbdbebe AXaA bdbdbXAeeAbe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,12,4,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 010 111111110 1101110001101 01010101 111110111 010 1111101010 110010011011 111011 1011011001 01 1101111001 110111101 01101011 1011011101 1101111 100100101 010 11101101010 11110010 010 10011 11111111 111011010101 011101 001110101101 010 101001 1111101111 010 1001 011110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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