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

Bamboo shoots in a blue pot, tea steeping
in a tall cup with painted koi on the side....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXXaXXbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0110011110 00110101101 11110011010 101101001 1001100111 101000111001 11010011011 100100110111 11101111 01010110111 01110011010 1100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 489
  • Average number of words per stanza: 97
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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 Little Morning Seranade;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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