This is an analysis of the poem The Tipler To His Bottle that begins with:

What hast thou ever done for me?
Defeated every good endeavor; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaaB cbccB dbddb cbccb ebeeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110111 0101000010 11011101 01110001 110110 101111010 110101110 111111010 111111010 110110 11001101 101111010 01100101 01111101 110110 11010011 1001111010 01110101 01110101 010110 01111101 1101101010 01111101 01110101 001110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; no is repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word never at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of The Tipler To His Bottle;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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