Analysis of Narcissistic Morning



When you awake in morning
to greet the newborn day
does it become fair warning that you are the bouquet?

When you unfurl sleepy eyes
to view the world anew
does it become no surprise that you are best of few?

When you submit to sunlight
to salute fading stars
does it become a birthright that you are over czars?

When you arise in dreaming
to face unadorned fact
does it become redeeming that you are a class act?

When you head off the pillow
to begin every chore
does it become great billow that you are center core?

When you look in the mirror
to see what sleep has done
does it become much clearer that you are number one?


Scheme ABB XCC XDD AEE XFF XGG
Poetic Form
Metre 1101010 110101 1101110111001 1101101 110101 1101101111111 110111 101101 110101111101 1101010 11011 1101010111011 1111010 1011001 1101110111101 1110010 111111 1101110111101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 608
Words 121
Sentences 6
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 83
Words per stanza (avg) 20
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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