This is an analysis of the poem Decorated With Plated Gold that begins with:

Why is it...
People want more slices, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abcdeefgda dfahdgX Xiii hebXebXbX a cccefbadbXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,7,4,9,1,12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100 101110 011101 1010100010 11111001 11100010 11111 010010 0101010 11001 1010100101 001001010 101001 1010 111010 01110 1011100 11011101 1001 100111 00010011 110 1111 10010101010 1110100 110111 1111011010 0010000101 000010001011 01110 110110111 110100100101 010110101 1111 101111001 111101100 001000100 1010001 00101 1010010110 1110111 0110100 010110101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 205
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Decorated With Plated Gold;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar