This is an analysis of the poem Demands For A Chocolate Coating that begins with:

Those who had mindlessly in their whims binged...
Now find themselves cringing, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD EFcX fdcaXbf ABCDX EFcfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111000111 110110 10101011010 101001001101 0010011111 0100101 0110100001 01100110010 10101010101 11001111100 1011011111001 111011 1101011 0101101010 01100 1111000111 110110 10101011010 101001001101 00100100101 0010011111 0100101 011010000101 1110001 0111110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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 Demands For A Chocolate Coating;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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