This is an analysis of the poem Our Heritage that begins with:

This is our heritage; the far-flung grass,
The golden stubble and the dark-red moor; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdefefgggghghg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0011000111 0101010111 1111010101 1111110101 0011000101 0101010101 0100011111 0101000111 0101010101 0111000101 1011110101 1111010001 0101010101 0111110101 0111110101 11110111001 0001001111 0111011101 1001011111 1111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 879
  • Average number of words per stanza: 168
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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

  • summary of Our Heritage;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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