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

Out of first sleep as they awoke
The moon had stolen upon her face.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba ccac Xdbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111101 011100101 01111101 11010111 01010101 100111001 10010101 10110001 01010111 01010001 11011001 01111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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