Analysis of A Winter Morn

Alan S Jeeves 1951 (Lancashire)



Let no one any sadness feel
It's just another day.
The sun arose this winter morn
And drubbed the night away.
The wind swirled round about the land
To rustle through the trees,
To bear the frosted ground a chill
And cause the earth to freeze.

Away, away, on yonder crag
Is where I used to tread;
And gazing round about the land
The music filled my head.
Where kestrels flew and hovered still,
Where curlews shrilled and smiled;
A booming bittern in the marsh
Would leave me quite beguiled.

The darkest night has called on me
And bid me close my eyes.
My weary heart is lying low
Upon this late sunrise.
Let no one any sadness feel,
This parting of the ways,
But celebrate this winter morn ~
My happiest of days


Scheme Abcbdefe xgdgfhxh xixiAjcj
Poetic Form
Metre 11110101 110101 01011101 010101 01110101 110101 11010101 010111 01011101 111111 01010101 010111 11010101 11101 0101001 111101 01011111 011111 11011101 01111 11110101 110101 1101101 110011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 687
Words 134
Sentences 8
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 8
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 187
Words per stanza (avg) 45

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Submitted by AlanSJeeves on July 05, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Alan S Jeeves

Alan S Jeeves is a Lancashire (England) born, Yorkshire based classical poet. more…

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