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

SMOOTHLY and lightly the golden seed by the furrow is cover'd;
Yet will a deeper one, friend, cover thy bones at the last....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011001011010010 10010111011101 10011111110010 100010011011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 80
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 60 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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