This is an analysis of the poem Cutting Greens that begins with:

curling them around
i hold their bodies in obscene embrace...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXaXbbacXXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 10001 1111000101 100101111 1011 1011110 010110011 01010 0101 010101 11 111001 01111001 101011101 11101100101 01011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 424
  • Average number of words per stanza: 76
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Cutting Greens;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Lucille Clifton