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

The mist has left the greening plain,
The dew-drops shine like fairy rain, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaab ccXb dXdXbbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110101 01111101 010110001 0101010 01010001 01010101 01011101100 110110 01011101 010011100 11110111 110110 11010101 10010111 11110101 10101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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; for is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, for are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word morning at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

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