Analysis of The Morning In The Country

James Thomson 1700 (Port Glasgow) – 1748 (London)



When from the opening chambers of the east
The morning springs, in thousand liveries drest,
The early larks their morning tribute pay,
And, in shrill notes, salute the blooming day.
Refreshed fields with pearly dew do shine,
And tender blades therewith their tops incline.
Their painted leaves the unblown flowers expand,
And with their odorous breath perfume the land.
The crowing cock and chattering hen awakes
Dull sleepy clowns, who know the morning breaks.
The herd his plaid around his shoulders throws,
Grasps his dear crook, calls on his dog, and goes
Around the fold: he walks with careful pace,
And fallen clods sets in their wonted place;
Then opes the door, unfolds his fleecy care,
And gladly sees them crop their morning fare!
Down upon easy moss he lays,
And sings some charming shepherdess's praise.


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Poetic Form
Metre 11010010101 010101011 0101110101 0011010101 011110111 010111101 1101011001 01110010101 0101010011 1101110101 0111011101 1111111101 0101111101 010110111 1101011101 0101111101 10110111 0111011
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 823
Words 138
Sentences 7
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 36
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 656
Words per stanza (avg) 136
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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James Thomson

James Thomson, who wrote under the pseudonym Bysshe Vanolis, was a Scottish Victorian-era poet famous primarily for the long poem The City of Dreadful Night, an expression of bleak pessimism in a dehumanized, uncaring urban environment. more…

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