This is an analysis of the poem Granola Homemade that begins with:

Give me some of those walnuts.
Dried cranberries, brown sugar......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABc Xd AEFe ECGC ABd EFCGFC AEFeXEFCGFCFCFCFC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,2,4,4,3,6,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1110111 1110110 111011 1111010 0101001 1010101 111011101 10100101001 0010111111 01011001001 10110111 0111001101 10110111 1110111 1110110 11101 01011001001 011 10110111 0111001101 011 10110111 1010101 111011101 10100101001 00101111 01011001001 011 10110111 0111001101 011 10110111 011 10110111 011 10110111 011 10110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

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

  • summary of Granola Homemade;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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