This is an analysis of the poem Miss Drake Proceeds To Supper that begins with:

No novice
In those elaborate rituals...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacXXbbabbdd Xebdcbaffbgge
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110 010101100 101010 010101101 0110001 1101100 010101010011 1100101 1010101 0101010 111010011010 00101101 0001001 0111101 11100101 1100101011 1111101 110111 10011 0101 1100101 101111 011011 1111110010 00011010 0010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 385
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Miss Drake Proceeds To Supper;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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