This is an analysis of the poem These Nuts Are All Over The Place that begins with:

Snipping those cackles that crack,
To chatter in 'meows' like a pack of cats......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abca XdccbeX eX fXgegbg fbca XdXcdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,2,7,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011011 0100110101 10111010111 1110110101 1111 101001011010 1000110101 1001001 100100010101 001011010 110101 11110111 0100101 1 1111 1100101 1010101001010 111101 010 010101 1 110111 11100111010 0100111101 1111 1110 1101 110110 11111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of These Nuts Are All Over The Place;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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