This is an analysis of the poem The Old Apple-Tree that begins with:
THERE's a memory keeps a-runnin'
Through my weary head to-night,...
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: ababcdbdefdfghehcaXahfcfeifiadbddfcfdhXhdjXjbfXfbbgbcjkjgfXFejdjkagaXfgF
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 72,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101001010 1110101 11101010 001010101 10100110 1010101 00101010 1110101 10100010 1011101 0101110 011101 10111010 1111101 11101110 10111001 10111110 1011101 10100010 1011101 11101111 1010101 00100010 011101 11101010 1001101 11111111 0010111 11101010 0010101 01101010 1110101 10101010 1110101 11111110 011101 01101010 1010101 11111110 0010011 10101010 1010001 10111010 0010111 11111110 1111110 1111010 001101 10101010 1110101 00111110 1011101 11100010 11100111 11101010 00010101 11111010 1010111 11101110 101101 11111010 1111111 00101110 1010001 10111011 1011101 11111110 1110101 11111010 0110110 11101110 101101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 2231
- Average number of words per stanza: 428
- Amount of lines: 72
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; its, an' are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word an' is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Old Apple-Tree;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
