This is an analysis of the poem Deliveries Made To Please that begins with:

Have you ever tried to stop,
Those who have come to feed at a feast? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcde Xbdcf bca ccefc ccffXeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,3,5,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101 111101101 01101001010 11010100 01010011 111010011100 01011110001 1110111010 101010010010 0111110011 1100 1011111010 101000010011 10101001 01101 100010011001010 101110001 0010000101 1101001010 10100101 11101 1011101010 110100101 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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 Deliveries Made To Please;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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