This is an analysis of the poem The Menu that begins with:

I beg you come to-night and dine.
A welcome waits you, and sound wine-- ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccaaddaaXXeeffgghhaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110111 01011111 010010001 11010101 01001101 11011101 01011111 01011100 11000101 01011101 01011101 110101001 1111010 01010111 1111101 0111111 01010101 10110001 01111101 11100101 11110111 11111101 01110101 11010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 830
  • Average number of words per stanza: 150
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; or, in are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word a is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Menu;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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