This is an analysis of the poem Three Oranges that begins with:

first time my father overheard me listening to
this bit of music he asked me,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXbcXdcefgcXchciajXjiedbcXXgXhfea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 35,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010111000 01010111 10010 1011111000 1011 1001110100 10 111 10000 1110101100 101 1111011 1 110010 1010111 1110 1 0110100 101 011001 1110 110110 110000100 100 1010 1010011 11 011111 0 11101000 101 111010 01111 11 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 714
  • Average number of words per stanza: 128
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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