This is an analysis of the poem The Apple that begins with:

You have enslaved me with your lovely body;
You have put me in a kind of prison....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXaXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011011010 1111001010 101110 11110101110 11101100110 010011001011 01011010 00101101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 329
  • Average number of words per stanza: 66
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; have, of, its, your are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of The Apple;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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