This is an analysis of the poem Bake Them Cookies that begins with:

Who do they think 'they' are?
Dumping their garbage, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXabc XdcX Xeef XgagX bh X Xfh hdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,4,5,2,1,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 10110 0111011 101001101010 01010 11010011100100 101110 111011001011 101101 101110110100 1110 10011010010101 0010011 1111 111 10100101010100 011110101010010 01000100 101101000111000 0010 101111 101 1 11 0100111 110111 1111010 0101001000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines chips is repeated).

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

  • summary of Bake Them Cookies;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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