This is an analysis of the poem In Praise Of Black Cherries (1792) that begins with:

The grapevine's luscious fruit has known
The praise of bards in ardent throng;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cXcd efef ghgh hchc bibi dadb jeje ckck
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0100010111 01010101 11010101 110101 11010101 110101100 11011101 1101010 11010101 110101 11110101 010001 110100010 01010101 010101010 11101001 11110101 0111010 01001101 1101010 11010101 011111 10010101 110101 01010101 11000111 11010101 010111 11110101 11010101 11010111 110101 11111111 110011010 11010111 0100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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, his are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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  • summary of In Praise Of Black Cherries (1792);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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