This is an analysis of the poem A Feast To Eat Is Remembered that begins with:

Once it's on the scene to see,
The sighting can't be stopped....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCdDDBBEBBEXFBE ABCBBEDDBBEDBBEXFBEXABCBBEBBf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,29,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 010101 100101 1 0111111 0111111 01 01 0010 101 01 111001 111100 01 00 01 1010101 010101 100101 101 01 0010 0111111 0111111 01 01 111001 0111111 01 01 111001 111100 01 00 01 1010101 010101 100101 101 01 0010 101 01 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 267
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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  • summary of A Feast To Eat Is Remembered;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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