This is an analysis of the poem Remarkable that begins with:

Have you ever had a taste of cake,
So remarkable......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABc DEc dbX cfX ABDEb DFDcDcDXDFDbDbD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,5,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010101 10100 101101101 11110101 0101010 10100010 111011 01010100 01100 111110101 011 01100 111010101 10100 11110101 0101010 10100 11001001 111 0110 011000 110 10001 110 11001001 111 0110 0100 110 0100 110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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 to is repeated.

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word business at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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