This is an analysis of the poem When It Can Not Be Served As Dessert that begins with:

When truth becomes a negative aspect,
Of one's reality....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbaab AaacaXdc dcddbddaXXdda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010011 010100 100100100101 10001 010001010 110010111 1101010011 11101110 10110101 0100010 111011 10100010 110011010 0010010 1101 1001000101 110101010001 1101 1101100 011011011101 001010001011010 001001 00010100 10010 101101 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • 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 exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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 When It Can Not Be Served As Dessert;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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