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

Morning red! Morning red!
Now the shadows all are fled;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AabbA aacca ddeed AAeeaXAabbA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101 1011111 10101010 10101010 1010001 101101 1010101 10111010 10101010 1010101 111111 1010101 10101010 11010010 1110101 101101 1010001 11100010 10101110 1010101 101101 111011 10100010 10111010 1010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word now is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Easter;
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