This is an analysis of the poem Departure that begins with:
The figs on the fig tree in the yard are green;
Green, also, the grapes on the green vine...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabc bXaX dXeb ffdc bXec
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 01101100111 110011011 1001011 01011 11010010010 10010011000 0111101 11001 10111101100 110110100 0101001 11101 01011100111 011010101 1010100 11011 10110010010 01010101 1100111 01011
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- 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; green is repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase green connects the lines.
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