This is an analysis of the poem A Drinking Song that begins with:

Come, brothers, share the fellowship
We celebrate to-night;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcXcXDDeedDDFFd bgbgcXcXDDFFdDDaad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 110101 110111001 1100101 11011111 0100101 11010011 101100 111 100111 1101 1101 0100111 111 010111 1001 1101 0111011 11110111 110101 11010011 010101 10010101 110100 111010011 101101 111 010111 1001 1101 0111001 111 100111 1101 01001 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 548
  • Average number of words per stanza: 85
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; clink, and, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of A Drinking Song;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Eugene Field