This is an analysis of the poem The Harvest Moon that begins with:
It is the Harvest Moon! On gilded vanes
And roofs of villages, on woodland crests... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: abbaabbXacabca
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 0001011101 1101001111 1110010101 01010100101 0111011101 1101010101 1101101101 00110101001 1111000101 0101110001 11011110001 0111110101 1001011101 1100010101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 614
- Average number of words per stanza: 107
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; on is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Harvest Moon;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
More information about poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Analysis of The Haunted Chamber. (Birds Of Passage. Flight The Third)
- Analysis of Sonnet. On Mrs. Kemble's Readings From Shakespeare
- Analysis of The Good Part That Shall Not Be Taken Away