This is an analysis of Dawn by Arthur Henry Adams.

Far in the Eastern passage-way a sudden light;
The stone that blocked the sepulchre is backward rolled;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab
  • Stanza lengths: 4,
  • Metre: 100101010101 01110100101 110001100101 010101010111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 4