This is an analysis of the poem Taking Grapes Off The Vine that begins with:

From abstract to prose depictions,
Live we do to describe our lives....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabaXcdec feaagg cfgabX cggbh X ecagbd XX h XXh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,6,6,5,1,6,2,1,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00101010 11100111 10111001 10101001010 11 1001101001 101111 0100110 000100101 1001010010 0010001101101 1011100001000 1110001 0110101110 0011010111001 1010011101001 110 111010010110 11010101001 11100 0010000011100 011 11011011011001 1111001101101 1001111010001 101011001010 11 1 1111001101 110001101010 101101 10101 0110010010 1 000101101110 0010110010 110 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; to, and, of are repeated.

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  • summary of Taking Grapes Off The Vine;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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