This is an analysis of the poem Those Scoops Of Soup that begins with:

Once it has been discovered,
Who's pot you've been dipping to get......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbccb bdaadXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1010010 11101001 1101 1011 001000101001100 1111100010 0111011101 111100100 1011 10110001 1101010010101 1011 111010 111101010 110100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 254
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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.

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

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

  • summary of Those Scoops Of Soup;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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