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

A DIAMOND of a morning
Waked me an hour too soon;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100010 10111011 1110001 110111 1111110 000101 111010110 1001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 224
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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 Morning Song;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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