This is an analysis of At The Dawn (Song) by Ina D. Coolbrith.

Awake, beloved! my heart awakes, -
Though still in slumber lies…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabcbc bdbdbcbc
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,
  • Metre: 0101011100 110101 01010101 010101 01011101 111111 01110101 110101 11010111 010101 00110111 1100111 11110111 110111 11010101 101111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 16