This is an analysis of the poem A Thanksgiving Poem that begins with:

The sun hath shed its kindly light,
Our harvesting is gladly o'er...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXab cdcd efef fgfg chch dbdb icicXcgcg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01110101 110001010 11111101 11110101 010010111 11011101 11010111 11011101 11111100 01001101 11010101 11100101 11011111 11011111 110100011 11111100 110110101 11010001 11011101 01011101 11010101 11110101 10111001 11010101 11111101 01110011 01110111 01010011 00111101 01111101 11110011 11111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; our is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words our, we, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of A Thanksgiving Poem;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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