This is an analysis of the poem Feast Or Famine that begins with:
It is up to your love...
Whether we have a feast or famine....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABcAA ABcAA XDXabdX XDXDXb ABcAAXABcAA
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,7,6,11,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 001011 101101110 0 1011 001011 001011 101101110 0 1011 001011 101010 1100100101 111111 11111 1101010 10101 1 101010 1100100101 101010 1100100101 1 1101110 001011 101101110 0 1011 001011 001011 101101110 0 1011 001011
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 33
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- 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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Feast Or Famine;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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