This is an analysis of At That Hour by James Joyce.

At that hour when all things have repose,
O lonely watcher of the skies,…

Read full poem

Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXa bccbX deede
  • Stanza lengths: 5,5,5,
  • Metre: 1110111101 11010001 111011101 0110101010 011011 111011101 01010111 01011101 10111000101 110100 1101001101 11010001 1110111111 111000101 100101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 15