This is an analysis of the poem The Drunkard that begins with:
Disease was lurking in the cup!
Disastrous folly mantling there!... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcXdd eXeXffgg chchiijj cfcfbbccXehehbbff
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,17,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 01110001 01010101 110111001 10010101 11011101 11000101 10010001 010101010011 01010111 11011110 01010101 01010101 11001101 11010101 111000101 010001110001 11110101 11101110 01010101 01110101 11011101 01001101 11110011 1111001010101 11110111 01010101 010100101 01000101 01010101 11010101 111010101 0100001010101 11111001 010100101 11110101 010010001 10110111 11011101 11011101 110100110111
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 291
- Average number of words per stanza: 53
- Amount of lines: 40
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he, his are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words his, oh, and are repeated.
The author used the same word oh at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Drunkard;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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