This is an analysis of the poem Where The Grass Grows Green that begins with:

I never was there ; but I Ve heard them declare
That, away over where the shamrocks are seen, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa Xa b c bc bd Xd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,1,1,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110111111001 10110101011 1110011011111 01101101001 11001111001 10100111001 11001101101 11101001001 00110101011 101001011001 1110101011 11001101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 82
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Where The Grass Grows Green;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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