This is an analysis of the poem A Providing Of The Ingredients that begins with:

I will not fantasize anyone's innocence,
To depict ideals given no chance to exist....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXXccbXXbacb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 101101101100 001011011001 100101010 11110011010 0010111101 1010101010 00101011010 11001 011110100010 00010 11 0010000100 10101101011 1010100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 493
  • Average number of words per stanza: 80
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

  • summary of A Providing Of The Ingredients;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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