This is an analysis of the poem Metho Drinker that begins with:

Under the death of winter's leaves he lies
who cried to Nothing and the terrible night...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcbdXda efgcfghhe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001010111 11010101001 0001111101 011101101 11011100101 1111010100 01011111110 10011001010 1001010111 011101010010 1001110101 0101011101 0101110101 1011010101 1101111101 01111101010 11100101001 110011000010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 386
  • Average number of words per stanza: 78
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, of, his, he are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Metho Drinker;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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