This is an analysis of the poem Canned Peaches that begins with:
When we got to eat...
We ate spinach, peas and beets, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABC DAD DCA CED bXc Xdd CEDcd ABC DADXDCAca
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,5,3,9,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11101 1110111 01110 11110 1110100 111111 1101 101010 101 1111 110111 11011 10101 1101 1111110 1101 110011 111010 1111 110111 11011 0111110 01011 11101 1110111 01110 11110 1110100 111111 1101 101010 101 11110 10101
- Amount of stanzas: 10
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 84
- Average number of words per stanza: 15
- Amount of lines: 34
- Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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.
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 Canned Peaches;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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