This is an analysis of the poem In Several Assorted Baskets that begins with:

Living with an interest and curiosity,
To collect various experiences......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXcdbecce bdXdbeddaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001100110100 00110001000 100001100 10101 1001000101 111111001 111101 100010101 111001 010010 101100001 110001001111 101111101 111101001011 11110110 0011101101 11111101 111011011100 0011101011 001000111 01001011001010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 391
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

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

  • summary of In Several Assorted Baskets;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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