This is an analysis of the poem Dipped And Greasy that begins with:
Dipped and greasy...
Fingers licked from overeating....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABACcADE ABACcADE eeff ABACcADE ABACcADE dbddce ADE ADE Xd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,4,8,8,6,3,3,2,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110 10101010 11110 0010010 1 1110 1111 1001 1110 10101010 11110 0010010 1 1110 1111 1001 1010100101 10101110101 0011100 101010101 1110 10101010 11110 0010010 1 1110 1111 1001 1110 10101010 11110 0010010 1 1110 1111 1001 1110101 1100110 1111 1101001 1010011 010011001 1110 1111 1001 1110 1111 1001 110101 11101101
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
- Average number of words per stanza: 20
- Amount of lines: 50
- Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- 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.
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 Dipped And Greasy;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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