This is an analysis of the poem Praise To The Fields that begins with:

My fields, my wave-like, foaming fields!
With autumn spinach, brown as if of bricks,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXX ccdd XXee XXba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11111101 0101011001 1101010110 1101111111 1101010010 01111100 100101101 1110010101 0111010101 1011010101 1101011111 0100010001 1111010111 1001110101 1101010101 0101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, fields are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Praise To The Fields;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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