This is an analysis of the poem Those Sweet Tarts You Seek that begins with:

You received the wrong memo.
I am not the one handing out sweet tarts....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa XXXX XXaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010111 1110110111 1111101 01000111010 11 1100101001000 11111 1001101 1101001 110110100 0111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

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

  • summary of Those Sweet Tarts You Seek;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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