This is an analysis of the poem This Cookie Cutter Stuff that begins with:

What had been done to disparage,
Someone with a doing and then years ago......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbcdXX XX adc dX be XeaXXX f cfXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,2,3,2,2,6,1,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010010 11001011001 010010010010100 11111010100 101 011101011101 10110100011010 10101110 1 100101000 1 1 101100 11100100101 10010101010 10 11101010101 10 101010 0011010101001 101010110100101 10100110 00010110100 11111 1100111001101010 111011101001 00100011100110100 0101010101001000
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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

  • summary of This Cookie Cutter Stuff;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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