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

The following was composed and read at a gathering in the new
Parsonage, Salford, in the fall, 1883....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX aabb ccdd XXee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 01001011110100001 100100011 01010101 11010100 110111001 1010101 11110101 01010111 11000101 101001111 01010101 1001111101 11011101 11110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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