This is an analysis of the poem The Fruit Of Love's Desire. that begins with:

The fruit of love's desire is sweet
For any man and maid to eat....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbXXccXXXXaabXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101001 11011101 11010011 11010001 11110111 111101010 11011101 11110101 00111101 11001100 01010100 11110100 11110111 11010111 11110001 010101010 11110111 01011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 605
  • Average number of words per stanza: 120
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 The Fruit Of Love's Desire.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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