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

With the apples and the plums
Little Carolina comes,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXXbccbbbddaaeeXaffbbggff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 27,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010101 1010101 10100011 11101110 101010010 0010001 1110100 0010101 1011101 11010101 1111101 1111101 1011111 11101010 10101110 10101110 01111110 0111111 1111101 1011101 0011101 1011001 10100111 10111110 10101110 1010101 0110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 861
  • Average number of words per stanza: 160
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Dessert;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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