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

Morning.
Out from the hut at break of day, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bbaab ccddc eeXfe b ggaag aaffa eeXXe Xcaac a hhffh iieei hhaah jjaaj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,5,5,5,1,5,5,5,5,1,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 10011101 110100101 001110 001110 100111 11110111 101111101 110010101110 1101011010 1001010101 0101001 10101101 10110010 101001110 1100111 1 11101101 1101101001 01011010 1001110 100101001 101101101 110110101 0111001010 001110 110011100 100111011 101111101 1110101111 01111010 1100101 110100110 1011101 00101010 0011010 011101 10 110101001 110010101 101101110 0110010 110101001 011011111 10101101 111010110 111011010 111111001 100100101 10110101 001010101010 110111010 101100101 101101001 101101101 1101001010 1100101010 011010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 58
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 Splitting;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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