This is an analysis of the poem What Few Perceive that begins with:

Great may be the taste,
One appreciates when presented on a plate....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXXcXcXb aaaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11001 101011010101 11001001010 11100100 01010 11100010001 11110110 1010001 1101111001 101110010010 1101010110101 110100110101110 111110000100001 11001110101 110100001110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 324
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • 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 What Few Perceive;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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