This is an analysis of the poem Who Prepares The Marshmellows Roasted By These Nutts? that begins with:

What possibly could be in the mind of someone,
Who says and does things with intent....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC caX XXba ABC X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,4,3,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 110010001011 11111001 1100101001010 111110100110 101010000101 101010010111 1111101101 111011111000 101011 010100011010 110010001011 11111001 1100101001010 101010010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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  • summary of Who Prepares The Marshmellows Roasted By These Nutts?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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