The poem "Summer Dawn" by William Morris is told from a broad perspective. It provides a complete description of a particular transition moment. The title of the poem contains two different words that describe a second in time. The contradictory phrases of the title give a clue to the poem's state of uncertainty. Based on the title, the setting of the poem is in two different time periods. Dawn is a reference to a new beginning full of anxiety. The speaker attempts to convey a message of hope. The line “The summer night falls, the morning light fades” seems to refer to the end of summer. It describes the light fading between the leaf and the clouds, another clue that summer is fading into autumn. Winter is fast approaching and darker, more gloomy days lie ahead. The darkest, most gloomy days could symbolize the speaker's sadness or depression. Furthermore, he may express his love of summer and his dislike of winter. The text uses the feeling of anxiety to express a solemn and somewhat distressing mood throughout the poem. In reference to the first line of the poem, it opens with “Just pray a prayer for me.” He asks for help to resist, no matter what happens next. Whether it's the strength to endure the rigors of winter or simply to hold on until summer returns. The first verse indicates the end of the summer months and he is not happy about the future. The second verse begins with “Those there patiently wait for the dawn.” This leads one to believe that summer is over and that the dawn of summer is coming. The words “patient and colorless” refer to the sight of the leaves, as they sit still and drained of their green color. This could mean that he sees himself as a leaf... in the middle of the paper... along with the distant sun in the meadows above the young corn" these lines could represent a class of children reading the poem while the message waits to be discovered .“The restless wind rises” could be the instructor's uncertainty if the students find the message on their own. The speaker is a lonely person who uses nature to deal with his loneliness the speaker carries forward throughout the poem. The mentality “if the trees can stand the cold, then I can too.” This connection gives the speaker hope of getting through the winter time, a necessity believed to be inevitable. The negative description of the landscape, as well as the sense of necessity, expresses the opinions of the text. Based on this, there is doubt that the wait for anything or anyone will eventually come will accomplish.