This is an analysis of the poem In The Mood For A Banana Split that begins with:
I'm in the mood for...
'Love? '...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a X bX X bca X debfec X gXdfgdd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,2,1,3,1,6,1,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 00011 11 1 1001 1111 1 110 11 111 11 10 11111 11110 11001100101 110 1111 1 11010 1 111010010 10 1011 11111110
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 43
- Average number of words per stanza: 8
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 3
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 In The Mood For A Banana Split;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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