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

Red barns and red heiffers spot the green
grass circles around Omaha--the farmers ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa XXX XXX aXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110101 11001101010 110111010 1 11001010110 1110111110 011101101 0101110101001 0100101011010 10 101011110 11100101 10110101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 Omaha;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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