This is an analysis of the poem Pass To Me The Grits that begins with:

A population teased to feed the opulence,
Of a few praising to worship......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabcdXc dbaeeaad aadX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101010100 00110010 010001100 10010010001010 00100010 010001000100010 11 01011100110010 1111000100001 001000010101010 1011010101010 100110101001 10101111101 001010001010101 110000110100100 10100010010101 10101 11001010100100 11101100101001 111110100101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 304
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word glad is repeated.

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

  • summary of Pass To Me The Grits;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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