This is an analysis of the poem Dinner And A Cocktail. Not 'Cocktails' that begins with:

Is it possible to have substance,
Without a blend of content meant in it......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcb bdadX X a XX dXb X cbXX X X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,1,1,2,3,1,4,1,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001000110 0101010100 010 110111100 00101001 1011011101 10010101010 01000101001 10111000 110011111 110101110101 1 1 10101111101111 101011 110 111010 1010101 1111100111010 11100111 0100111 11111101 1111001011 10011011101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 78
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; i is repeated.

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

  • summary of Dinner And A Cocktail. Not 'Cocktails';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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