This is an analysis of the poem God's Green Book that begins with:

Out, out in the open fields,
Where the great, green book of God,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXbbcba X cdcdeeded X fafaaagag
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,1,9,1,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100101 1011101 0110101 01110101 1110101 111101011 11001001 1100101 1110111 1 1100101 0100111 1110101 0010111 10101101 1101011 1101011 0111101 11111001 1 1110111 1110111 1101111 1111111 0110101 110110001 1111111 01011101 1111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word have is repeated.

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

  • summary of God's Green Book;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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