This is an analysis of the poem Why Blossoms Fall that begins with:

Dear Mother Earth her children trees
Clad well in robes of white,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb adad eded fbfX XcXc gbgb hihi jXjb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010101 110101 11110011 110101 101010101 111101 11010111 110110 11010101 111101 11011101 011101 01011111 010111 11011001 010111 110101100 111001 11011101 110001 11110101 110011 01110101 110001 01011111 110111 11010101 1100101 10010101 1111110 010010101 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • 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; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Why Blossoms Fall;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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