This is an analysis of the poem With Minted Sweeteners that begins with:

When your booty banked has tanked,
Will you first think to give thanks? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbc dddc babX XdeX FGH IH XJKeL FGH IH XJKeLi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,3,2,5,3,2,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111 0111011 10110101 01010 0100101 1011101 1010101 0010 1101111 1000101 1111100 11010 1111111 0010111 010101 11 10101111 11 111101 1111111 00101011 1011 0111111 1101010 1 111100 10101111 11 111101 1111111 00101011 1011 0111111 1101010 1 111100 010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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

  • summary of With Minted Sweeteners;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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