This is an analysis of the poem Give Them Cake From The Baker that begins with:

I've been told,
There is an ethical approach to poetry......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbccdeXbX fX Xdfbbaa XeeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,2,7,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 101100010100 10110010100 11 11010100010 110010001 0101010 001101010 010111 111001100100001 01010001010 1010010 1110101010 1 1111010 1101110 1110101 0010101000100 1 101010 1 101011101 111001000100 10010111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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 Give Them Cake From The Baker;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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