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

Save for a lusterless honing-stone of moon
The sky stretches its flawless canopy...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXccbXaddeafcg afegg Xa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,5,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11010010101 0110010100 1101100101 100101101 00101010101 1101010100 1101011101 01100010011 1100010111 01000010101 10000101101 0111100101 1011110101 0001010101 101101 1101 01011101101 0111011110 1001000011 01110010101 0100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 265
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; tree, and are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase tree connects the lines.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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