This is an analysis of the poem Opening Bids that begins with:

Fresh fish frying,
Batter dipped......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcX bbcd aaeX dcbc abecd XbcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,4,4,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110 101 111 110111 1100111 11110 011101 1111111 110101 0101 1101 1100101 101000101 101 110110 001111 110111 101010100 101 11111 1011 01101 0111 101110 10011111 101101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Opening Bids;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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