This is an analysis of the poem Don'T Drink that begins with:
Don't drink, boys, don't!
There is nothing of happiness, pleasure, or cheer,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AbbccA DeeaXbXD eccffgae AXXhhA Ga hXbbGaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,8,6,2,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111 101001001011 01001001111 011111111001 01111001001 1111 11001 111111001001 101001111101 111011 1 1001 011111110010 11001 1111 00101011101 101001111101 001111000001 101001101001 11 1 1 11111 11111101011 11011011001 11101001001 111001011001 11111 111 1 00101101101 11111001111 101001001011 001001011011 111 1
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 246
- Average number of words per stanza: 45
- Amount of lines: 42
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; in, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, don't are repeated.
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