This is an analysis of the poem What Is Craved Today that begins with:

It is all relative to taste and preference,
That which is regarded as beneficial......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXab bbbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001100011100 11001011010 01010 1000101010010 011111011001 1 11110001 110001 1010101 0010101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • 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.

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

  • summary of What Is Craved Today;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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