This is an analysis of the poem The Sap Of The Earth Has Spread Through The Branches that begins with:

The sap of the earth has spread through the branches,
The god of love in the eyes has come to dwell...! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXXAB acbAB ddXcAB XaaXAB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01001111010 01010011101 100100100101 010101000101010101 01001111010 01010011101 11111010010010010 0100100010101000010101 11010101 01001111010 01010011101 0101111000110 110011011011001 0101101010001010 1010101111001 01001111010 01010011101 10110001101100110 110101101101010 10110011011001001 1010101110111110 01001111010 01010011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 322
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 55 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

    The poet repeated the same word dwell at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of The Sap Of The Earth Has Spread Through The Branches;
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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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