This is an analysis of the poem Table Manners that begins with:

THE Goops they lick their fingers,
And the Goops they lick their knives;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXaXbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111110 1011111 111110101 1110101 0111110 111111 11010111 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 264
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; they, their, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Table Manners;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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