Analysis of A Fresh Morning

J. C. Squire 1884 (Plymouth) – 1958



Now am I a tin whistle
Through which God blows,
And I wish to God I were a trumpet
But why, God only knows.


Scheme ABCB
Poetic Form Ballad stanza
Quatrain 
Simple 4-line
Metre 1110110 1111 0111110010 111101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 104
Words 24
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
Lines Amount 4
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 81
Words per stanza (avg) 24
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Submitted on August 03, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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J. C. Squire

Sir John Collings Squire was a British poet, writer, historian, and influential literary editor of the post-World War I period. His writings mostly discuss common experiences. more…

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