This is an analysis of the poem Harvest that begins with:

See! the corn again in ear!
How the fields and valleys smile!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efefdgdg hdhdieXe gggXggggXghghgigi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 1011101 1010101 0010101 1010101 1010101 0110011 1111110 1110101 1010101 1110101 1001101 1010001 1010101 1010111 1010101 1110101 1010101 1110101 1010101 1010111 1010101 1011101 1010101 1010101 1010001 1010101 1011101 1010011 10100101 1110101 1010101 1010111 1010101 1110101 1110101 1011101 1010101 1010111 1010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 245
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; it is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word though is repeated.

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  • summary of Harvest;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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