This is an analysis of the poem Coked, Cracked And Getting Weeded Out that begins with:

If there is a war on drugs,
We all are being deceived as to who is defeating it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCAC daXedabb adbaeeXABCAC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0100111 111100110100100 00111001 0101000010010 1100010101 10 11101 0011001011011010 1111001001011 01010100101 1100010 11101 11011101 0101010010100110 1100110101 101010 0110101110011 1011100101010 11111001101100 0100111 111100110100100 00111001 0101000010010 1100010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; in is repeated.

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

  • summary of Coked, Cracked And Getting Weeded Out;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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