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

It took one morning after yawning,
To have it dawn......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDCEDDdb ABCDCEdX FgdHiBJ FgdHiBJXABCDCEDD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,8,7,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011101010 0101 11 111001 01 11101 1100101 0101 1 0101010001 011101010 0101 11 111001 01 11101 0100111101 010101010011 11101101 1 1 11010111 1 1001 110110 11101101 1 1 11010111 1 1001 110110 011101010 0101 11 111001 01 11101 1100101 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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