This is an analysis of the poem Their Nickel Plated Copper Spoons that begins with:

Have you ever gone to a place,
Besides an amusement park......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXcc deXXaca aebdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101001 0110101 0101010 1010100 111101 1101000100110 01001011011 0101100010 10100100111 1100001000010 110111 0010001 01001111 11100010 101010101 011001 11010101 110001101100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Their Nickel Plated Copper Spoons;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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