This is an analysis of the poem The Tree Of Life Has Fallen that begins with:

The tree of life
has fallen on my small house....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcXdXXXdcaeebe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 1101111 11011110 1001 1001011010 1 01011010011 001 110111101010 0011011101 11101 011101 111010 011110 1011 10010010010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 438
  • Average number of words per stanza: 85
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Tree Of Life Has Fallen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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