This is an analysis of the poem Grass that begins with:

The world is all one smother of grass,
Waves of it rolling deep and green,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbcaba dbebXcac dfefgaga
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010111001 10010111 10010101 10011101 1111001010 010010111 111100100 110011111 01001001001 010011101 10011011 101011101 1110100100 0100101111 0101100101 100100101 100100100111 101101101 11111101 110111101 110100011 1010101001 110100101 1100100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 320
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 Grass;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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