This is an analysis of the poem A Song Of Harvest Home that begins with:

Praise God for blessings great and small,
For garden bloom and orchard store,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaab acaac dedde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11110111 11011101 01010101 01110101 11011101 11110101 11011101 11111111 11111011 11111101 11110111 11011101 11011101 101110111 01010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 192
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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, for are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, for are repeated.

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

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