This is an analysis of the poem Words As A Salad that begins with:

Think of my words as a salad.
Sometimes it may nourish......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaa Xaa cbc adXd daXd ede aXceXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,3,4,4,3,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111010 010110 1010110 110010 1100100100 110110110 0110111 001101111 10100011 1010100101 010010 101011 100111 0110101 110110101 010001 001 11001010001 100111010101 01010101 0010111 0110110 1100110 10011 01101001 101110 0101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 116
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Words As A Salad;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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