This is an analysis of the poem The Fruit Of Labors that begins with:

The fruit of labors kept belabored,
One day comes to pay......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBCDAB ebXXeadXaBCDABa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101010 11101 01011100 0101110 01111 10110001 101011010 100101 00100110101 1100100101 11100010110 00010 11010101 0101001010 11101 01011100 0101110 01111 10110001 100011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • 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:

    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; to is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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