This is an analysis of the poem A Pot To Piss In that begins with:

There are some people so proud,
Of their heritage and race......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcddde XfgdhgiiaX bda chiX jgk bdfX ha fXaX e bdalcdX m Xkemaijaildbi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,10,3,4,3,4,2,4,1,7,1,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111011 0110011 010111 111111 11011 0100110 101010 10 110010 11000110 10010111 1001110100 101000100 1110010 10101010 10101 11110100 11000 110010 1010 1111 01010110 11011011 111111000 1 101111 1001111 11 110011 011110010 0101110 10110100 10011001 1110010 1101 1111110 110100011 11110 11011 010010101 101 111110 1101 110100 011010 110110101000 11010 1110001 1010 1111010 1111011 101 1110 010110 110010 110 111011011 1000110100 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 59
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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  • summary of A Pot To Piss In;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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