This is an analysis of the poem The Hay Field that begins with:

With slender arms outstretching in the sun
The grass lies dead; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcbcbdedefbfbgfgfhXhc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101100001 0111 0111001111 1101 0101010101 1101 0111010101 0001 1111011101 1111 0101110001 0101 1111111101 0101 1111010101 1001 1011010001 0101 01111100111 1101 1101110101 1100 0101011101 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 772
  • Average number of words per stanza: 141
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, no are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Hay Field;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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