This is an analysis of the poem Nurtured Crops that begins with:

Those impending signs of tragedy,
Have long ago been seeded....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABB ccadXe ABB cbbXeda ABB XccbXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,6,3,7,3,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010100 1101010 010010111 101000100 101100100101 0100011100 1010110 010010110000 10101011 101010100 1101010 010010111 11101 00010110 011100101 1010001110 101001 110011 01100100100 101010100 1101010 010010111 1101 110110010 01000001010 001011101001 110110 10010110101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 163
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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