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

Grandma, come back, I forgot
How much lard for these rolls ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab cXX dXa XX cXXbXcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,3,3,2,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101 111111 111110001 11010110010 1111010111 11111110 11010010110 1111010001 11110111111 1111111101 1111101010101 110101 1111 011111 10111101 101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 97
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; me is repeated.

    The author used the same word think at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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