Analysis of Reverie: The Orchard on the Slope

Raymond Knister 1899 (Ruscom Station, Ontario) – 1932



1     Thin ridges of land unploughed
2     Along the tree-rows
3     Covered with long cream grasses
4     Wind-torn.
5     Brown sand between them,
6     Blue boughs above.

7     Row and row of waves ever
8     In the breaking;
9     Ever in arching and convulsed
10   Imminence;
11   Roll of muddy sea between;
12   Low clouds down-pressing
13   And pallid and streaming rain.


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Poetic Form
Metre 110111 01011 1011110 11 11011 1101 1011110 0010 1001001 100 1110101 11110 0100101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 384
Words 64
Sentences 9
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 7
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 132
Words per stanza (avg) 53
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Raymond Knister

John Raymond Knister was a Canadian poet, novelist, story writer, columnist, and reviewer, "known primarily for his realistic narratives set in rural Canada . more…

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