This is an analysis of the poem Meet Me After Dinner that begins with:
Meet me after dinner.
After all has been dished and served! ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AXBX cdXecd fgf Xafg ffBff Agbfhd ehgfgh iXd AicX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,3,4,5,6,6,3,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111010 10110111 1110101 01101 11100100 11111101 1011111101 111 100111010 1111111 1111 11011 11101 1 1111010 1110110 11111 101110 00111010 1110101 11110 1101010110 111010 101111 11101 1111010 11111 0101 100111 110111 0110 10 01000101 11101 0100101 110110 1001001 111010 11101 1110 001011
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
- Average number of words per stanza: 21
- Amount of lines: 41
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; after is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Meet Me After Dinner;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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