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

My father's farm is an apple blossomer.
He keeps his hills in dandelion carpet...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcbcd efgfadX cbddabX Xegbafb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010110100 11010101010 11010110101 1010010 011100010 0111010 1110101 0101010 010110010 0111001 11001001 0111001 1101 10101 011 1010011 011000101 1011001 110101010 11001001001 101101011 110101100 0110110 110101 1101010 110101011 110101 1110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 220
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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