This is an analysis of the poem Lines For The Fortune Cookies that begins with:
I think you're wonderful and so does everyone else.
Just as Jackie Kennedy has a baby boy, so will you--even bigger....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: a X b c d a d b b e f g c h f X c X e b h b X d X f f XXg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111001111011 1110100101011011010 101011001101101101 10101111001010101 101001101111111101 0001011110110111 1010111001110100 110101010001101011 1011011010011111 0101010111010101001010 1110010000101111100 110011111111010 111010010010111110 1011 111111101111 11110110101010101 0111001101111010010 11010110001111 110111011110111101 11111100011 011001010101010001001 010100011101 11001101110110 11110000011101010 110010101111001010 11010000011001110 11111111 010010100101 11100101010010
- Amount of stanzas: 29
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 62
- Average number of words per stanza: 12
- Amount of lines: 29
- Average number of symbols per line: 62 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 12
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, and, your, be, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word you is repeated.
The author used the same word you at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines you is repeated).
The poet repeated the same word you at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Lines For The Fortune Cookies;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
