This is an analysis of the poem Apple-Pie And Cheese that begins with:

Full many a sinful notion
Conceived of foreign powers... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbXbcbbbB adadXcXcbbbB bdbdbaXaabab ebebfgfggbXX XefeXhXhbXbb ididacacjbjbXdcdciaiaebeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,12,12,12,25,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001010 0101010 1101010 010101 1100110 1100100 1101010 011101 1100111 110001 1101010 010111 0111010 010101 0101010 1111001 1101010 010001 0100010 1100101 01111101 010111 11010101 010111 1101110 1110101 1101010 0100101 1100110 010101 1101110 110001 1101010 1110101 1111010 010111 0111011 110101 11001011 011101 1111110 110101 0101110 1111111 11101110 1110011 11010100 01101111 11110001 110101 1101110 110001 1101011 110001 1101010 110111 1101010 100101 0101010 010111 1101010 111111 100111 0110101 1100010 111011 0101110 0011101 1101110 110111 1111011 1111111 01001010 1100001 1101010 110101 1101010 010101 1010010 0010010 1111011 110111 0101011 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 334
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 84
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

  • summary of Apple-Pie And Cheese;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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