This is an analysis of the poem This Feeding Expected that begins with:

No one can borrow money,
Squeezed from empty pockets....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcdcd EFbggfg GHG EFbGHGgdcbXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,3,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110 101010 11010001 010001 1100101101 1010010 00001011011 100111101 10101000011 1 010001101 0110010 0101011 100100010001 01001001111 011001 011101011 100111101 10101000011 1 01001001111 011001 011101011 11 11011011001 1010 010010100 01010 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • 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, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of This Feeding Expected;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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