This is an analysis of the poem My Black Eye Pea Stew that begins with:
Did I mention,
My black eye pea stew to you? ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcb deXedefe ggbgXeg cfff X aX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,7,4,1,2,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0110 1111101 1 00111 1110 111101 010101 110101010101 011010100 01110101 111 00111101 11111 1010101 101111 1100110010 110101100 10101 1101101 1 1111001 11011 0110100001 111111 111 101101011
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
- Average number of words per stanza: 21
- Amount of lines: 26
- 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.
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- summary of My Black Eye Pea Stew;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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