This is an analysis of the poem The Saturday Night Song that begins with:

Hooray, the echo will resound throughout the wide square,
When a sincere drunkard's song emanates from my throat;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab bcXX dede Xfcf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101001101011 1001101100011 01101010101101 010110011011111 11010110100111 1010101001101 1111111001011 0110010010101 111101011101 111111101010111 1111000100111 1110111010001 1101111010110110 1101110010111 1111010100100110 1101101011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 227
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 56 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • 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; my, i are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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