This is an analysis of the poem I'Ll Eat The Fish that begins with:

I use to like it well done not rare.
Prepared tenderly as if one cared....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC CDE fg C hf cf CC fHF ABC CDE fHF fHF giib
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,2,1,2,2,2,3,3,3,3,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101111 011001011 1101111111 1101000101 01010 1110101 111111011001 110101111010 110 101101111 1101 1101110010101 1111110110001 110 110 10110111110101 10011 010101 110101111 011001011 1101111111 1101000101 01010 1110101 10110111110101 10011 010101 0110111110101 10011 010101 1011 0010101 1010101111101 01000111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 87
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; i, to, for, me, today, fish are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, that, today are repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it, fish, quick are repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word fish at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of I'Ll Eat The Fish;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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