This is an analysis of the poem Upon The Barren Fig-Tree In God's Vineyard that begins with:

What, barren here! in this so good a soil?
The sight of this doth make God's heart recoil... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabBccbBddbBeebbccbBaabB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101001001 0100111101 0101010101 111111010 1111010101 1111110101 0100110101 111111010 11010011101 0101011101 0101000111 111111010 1101111101 1011011101 0110011101 111111010 0111010011 1101110111 1101110101 111111010 1101110111 110111111 0101101111 111111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1051
  • Average number of words per stanza: 202
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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.

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  • summary of Upon The Barren Fig-Tree In God's Vineyard;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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