This is an analysis of the poem The Orchard that begins with:

There's no garden like an orchard,
Nature shows no fairer thing... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCB bdbd Xeee XXXXXABCB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101110 1011101 10101010 01111001 10101010 1010111 10111010 0010111 10101010 1011101 10101111 1010111 10101010 1110111 10101010 1011110 11101110 1011101 10101010 01111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; o', holds are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word just 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 The Orchard;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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