This is an analysis of the poem I Taste A Liquor Never Brewed that begins with:

I taste a liquor never brewed,
From tankards scooped in pearl;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba cded cfef XbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 010101 11010101 111101 01010111 11001 10110101 010101 101110101 1001001 110101111 111101 11011101 110101 0101010 100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; of is repeated.

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  • summary of I Taste A Liquor Never Brewed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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