This is an analysis of Contraband by Denise Levertov.

The tree of knowledge was the tree of reason.
That's why the taste of it…

Browse poems by Denise Levertov

Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbcbccbacdefeaXfdcbfbXa
  • Stanza lengths: 24,
  • Metre: 01010101010 110100 1101011 110011100110 11011010100 11100101110 010110 1111100 1011001101100101 10010110 010011001 10111011 0101111001 010111111101 11100100110 01111100 1110001100101 010111011 101010110 11011010010 1111001 0101101 10010010101 111101
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 24

Repeated words/phrases

of, i, and