This is an analysis of the poem Discovered As Delicious that begins with:

Many have a need to cling...
Like a fruit maturing, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcd defbb bfafXX daeXbb ggdfbfe bebcbbbdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,6,6,7,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1010101 101010 110101 11001 100010000100 01000100 01010 1101001 11001 0010001010 110110001 011110110 0010 110001111 1101101001 010000111001 10010110 0101010001010 10101011010 0101001 11 01010101 100100001 001 00100101010 10110 101010101 001001 011000110111 0101100011 1000101010 1100111 101000111001 01 0101000 1111101 110001 1001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 193
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; of, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Discovered As Delicious;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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