This is an analysis of the poem It Smells So Good And Fresh that begins with:

Nuts have been cracked from their shells,
And their secret taste now scatters....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdaefecg eXhX XXfgX dhX iaiXhbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,4,5,3,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101011 11101110 00100010110101 1101 111110101 1010001101010 111010 1101010011 110110 110101100 11011010111 101110 011011 1110110101 10111001 011010100 101001101 110010100 00101 101011101 1100 101111100101 11101111 111111 1111111 01111110 00101111001 101 01001011101 100111111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; and, you are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase this connects the lines.

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

  • summary of It Smells So Good And Fresh;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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