This is an analysis of the poem Orange Peel that begins with:
THE COLONEL stopped, and glared around,
Then, pointing sternly to the ground,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbcccc ddee aaff ggfX Xeff bbXb hhbb X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,4,4,4,4,1,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01011101 11010001 11010101 01010111 01010101 11111101 11010111 11010101 01011101 11000101 01110101 01111101 01011101 10010101 11111111 11010101 01010101 01010101 11011001 11111101 0101000 1000001001 110100111 11010101 010011101 11010101 111111001 11010010111 11010101 01010111 11010111 11110111
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 33
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Orange Peel;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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