This is an analysis of the poem Awake To Smile that begins with:

When I blink sunshine in my eyes
And hail the amber morn,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd dXdXededXededdede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111011 110101 01010111 010101 11010101 111001 111101001 1101 11111101 1100110 11010101 1101100 11111101 010101 11111111 0101 11010001 110101 11010101 010101 11111101 110101 10010111 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 388
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Awake To Smile;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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