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

of her arms, this was her sin:
where the wood berries bin ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddcXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010101 101101 0101111 111101 11101 1101011 10101111 011001 111001010 11010100 1101101 1110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 366
  • Average number of words per stanza: 74
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

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

  • summary of Hutch;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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