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 |
Font size:
Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 36 sec read
- 3 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Narcissistic Morning" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/79889/narcissistic-morning>.
Discuss this Wallace Dean LaBenne poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In