This is an analysis of the poem The End Of The Furrow that begins with:

When we come to the end of the furrow,
When our last day's work is done, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba Xaba XcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110010010 1111101 1010011101 11001001 1010010111 0011111 111111101 101111 11001110 100111 11100101001 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words when, and are repeated.

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