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

MANY a guest I'd see to-day,
Met to taste my dishes!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bc bC DC D a bb bC DC D e bX Xf DC D g he he DC D e ij ic DC D e cj cX DC D b da dg dX d d fb fg dbXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011101 101110 1010001 111110 1010111 101010 1011101 111010 1011101 111010 1001100 101010 1010111 101010 1011101 111010 1010101 101110 11100011 101110 1010111 101010 1011101 111010 1111100 111010 1110111 101110 1010011 101010 1011101 111010 1110001 111110 1010101 101010 0110101 101010 1011101 111010 1011101 101010 1110111 111010 1010011 101010 1011101 111010 1010101 110110 1011101 111010 1111110 101110 1011111 111010 1011101 101011 1010110 101111 0011111 1001010 1010101 111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 40
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 42
  • Average number of words per stanza: 7
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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 Open Table;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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