This is an analysis of the poem The Fork To Take that begins with:

I had pegged you as
protégé, adoptee,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc deaf ghdiXjckablbaaggj Xkcladmhih bfjnecenbh bhmh jjodojhkhp kjlde hbqnnnqnpjmq
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,17,10,10,4,10,5,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 1011 11111 011 110 1 01010 1110 1100 10 101 010 111 1111 110 011101 11 1011 11 110 101 111 110 1100 11 0010 10101 010101 01011 10101001 1111 111 110 101 10100 0010100 1011 1101 110 111 111 1010011 01001 01 1111 111 101 010 1111 11101 10101 10010 1 11111 111 1110 10011 1 11110 11 111 10110 1101 10 11 100 11 11 11 11 1101 011 1 01 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 75
  • Average number of symbols per line: 14 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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