This is an analysis of the poem Peanut Butter that begins with:

I am always hungry
& wanting to have...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccdcefghcfagijdkglbkfhdmnjoghkgekbbdljocjjhconjgmnocacpllgqcXfpnmpbdjfgjnpnacgpfdbbnfjkimhjmqdpmnXaoijdcXdjdn clghnbjfmkghefcfhbjXaibjjjhf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 111,28,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110 1001 10001 0111 10001 01110 10011 011 100011 1100 101010 111 111100 011 111 011 0111 10 111 10110 00100 10100 1011 1010 101 1011 1101 1011 110 101 110 101 011 0111 101001010 0110 111 101001 10101 0101 1010 111 0101 101001 110 101 0110 111 1111 101 111 0011 010 111 10110 0010 101 1110 1110 1111 0100 1011 010 0010 101 01 1011 011 111 10 1011 110 01 110 11 111 0111 1010 1001 01001 1110 1010 011 0111 111 101 1011 111 01010 0101 111 1000 111 101 110 1111 001 111 011 11 010 10 01001 111 111 001 00100000 0101 111 111 11 110 10 1111 100 1011 011 101 11 101 11 111 110 110 11 1010 101 100 100 1 0101 0010 0100 10 011 11 11 10 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 972
  • Average number of words per stanza: 196
  • Amount of lines: 139
  • Average number of symbols per line: 13 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Peanut Butter;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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