This is an analysis of the poem Even On Cheese that begins with:

I say baby...
You don't need me to love! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBAC DEFE BeXgX DEFEb gBACfXhhb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,5,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110 111101 1101010 1011101 010101010 0111011 11110110 101011 111101 1111101 11110011 011111 1111011 010101010 0111011 11110110 101011 101011 1 111101 1101010 1011101 100 10111 111 111 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, me are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines don't is repeated).

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

  • summary of Even On Cheese;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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