Analysis of This Morning



I woke up and struggled out of bed;
It’s these mornings that make me not
Want to keep hauling myself into the dreary
Monotony of the everyday business world.
I stumble out into a crisp winter dawn,
My bare feet touch concrete and send icy
Jolts up through my body.
I rub grainy sleep from my eyes
And glance momentarily up at the sky---
Immediately I am captivated by the beauty before me.
A dozen colors paint the heavens
As the sun rears its glorious head.
Roan red spreads in chalky strokes
While orange, purple, and yellow
wisp about the sky in playful swirls.
A breeze, like a breath from the sun,
Fills my lungs with new life and energy.
This morning, different from all others,
I am awake. I am here to face the day.


Scheme ABCDECCFGCHAIJKLCMN
Poetic Form
Metre 111010111 11101111 11110101010 010010101101 11010101101 1111010110 111110 11101111 0101001101 01000111001010011 010101010 101111001 111011 11010010 101010101 01101101 1111110100 1101001110 11011111101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 707
Words 136
Sentences 8
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 19
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 568
Words per stanza (avg) 136
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Drew Gorman

I'm Drew and I like to write poetry. I also enjoy reading about and discussing history, philosophy, and religion. I like to run and exercise. I also LOVE my amazing girlfriend Rosaura! more…

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