This is an analysis of the poem A Tumbler Of Claret that begins with:

I poured out a tumbler of Claret,
Of course with intention to drink,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabacded fgXXXgcg fghgXbhb gieijkXg k bjljembm lcXXXbbbgbbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,1,8,12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010010 01001001 110010011 11101001 110111111 11011101 11010011110 111011011 110010010 110011011 101110010 110010100 1011111010 11011001 110111111 11011111 1110111010 111101011 1110111011 111001001 1111110110 111011011 101110010 111101101 1010010010 111101101 111010010 111110001 111110111 01011011 11111110 10 111001011 101010110 11101001 111111111 11001011 011010010 11001011 110110011 11011011 1011010101 001001001 011011110 11001011 1111110010 10 1 11 1 101 110111010 101101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 253
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 58
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; i, you, and, this are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, 'a, and are repeated.

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