This is an analysis of the poem That Cup Of Coffee that begins with:

Why is it one seems to be able,
To hold onto a dollar for days? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabab aX bcd XX eabb X Xebd XX fccaX X abfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,2,3,2,4,1,4,2,5,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100110010 011001011 11 1001011110 0110111010 11101010101011 010101010110 11 110111 111111 1 11 1 101101011010010 101 1010110 111111 1110 1 11101 1010011110 1 10011101101 0101011110 10101111 1001110011011 11001001 11 1101 010 11111 111001110 001011001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 85
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

  • summary of That Cup Of Coffee;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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