This is an analysis of the poem Apples Of Hesperides that begins with:

Glinting golden through the trees,
Apples of Hesperides! ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbacX dXdaeeacX XXbaddXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,9,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 1001000 1011101 1110101 1000101 10101010 1001000 11101110 1001000 101110010 1010111 1100101 1110101 1110101 101010100 1001000 101100110 1001000 11101010 10010101 10011010 10001010 101000010 1001000
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 251
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

    The poet repeated the same word hesperides at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Apples Of Hesperides;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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