This is an analysis of the poem The Drone that begins with:

I might have been a worker, but I'm nothing but a drone.
I tell my idle stories in a philosophic tone.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXX aabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100101010101 11110100010101 0010101000101010 1111011101001 111011100110101 110111001110110 11011101111101 11110101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 55 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, and, they are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of The Drone;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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