This is an analysis of the poem Grateful For Traditions that begins with:
Thick the gravy made did sit.
With turkey giblets tempting, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xab cXcbd dXbX XddXXd XaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,4,6,3,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1010101 0101010 01000101 1001 10011001 0101100 1001110101 0101010101 1010110111 101000010 1011111 011 11101 101110 1101010 100100101 110010 11101010 10 011110110 11011001
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
- Average number of words per stanza: 20
- Amount of lines: 21
- 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 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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Grateful For Traditions;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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