This is an analysis of the poem 'Can We Eat Now? ' that begins with:
Touch me!
Now close your eyes....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXabcXddXXabXeXeaXacX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11 1111 1101 11 111 1111 1111 1111 1 111111 11111010 11 1 11111011 1 1011 111101111100 111110 101101101 1111 111111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 437
- Average number of words per stanza: 90
- Amount of lines: 21
- Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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.
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of 'Can We Eat Now? ';
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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