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

Along the dusty highway,
And through the little town,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabacdcd efXfXfbf gefecdgd Xhgheiai
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101011 110101 0100010 110111 0101010 110011 0101110 111101 0101011 110111 0101010 011111 1111110 110101 01111100 010111 1111110 010101 0111001 111111 11010010 110111 0101111 111100 1001011 111001 0101110 101101 1101011 110101 0111010 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 220
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.

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

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

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