This is an analysis of the poem Intoxication that begins with:

Under osiers with ivy ingrown
We are trying to hide from bad weather....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa bXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001010 1110010110 111011011 0111110010 111101011 1011010011 111111101 0111011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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 Intoxication;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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