This is an analysis of the poem Drill that begins with:
WHEN day's hard task's done,
Eve's scant meal partaken,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXaabcbcababdadadedebfbfgcgc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 28,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11111 1011100 11111 100010 01101 1001110 10111 101010 101010 011010 1010010 111110 11111 01101 100111 11011 11111 00101 10110 10101 101010 11101 111010 11111 011011 01001010 111100 10100010
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 696
- Average number of words per stanza: 119
- Amount of lines: 28
- Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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; drill is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Drill;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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