This is an analysis of the poem Drop Kick That Evil that begins with:

We've got to get together and defeat the beast that eats...
Any remnants of peace! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAAbC BBC CCCDXb AABBC CCCDX AbCC ECCC CECCC CECCC CCF CFCFCFCFXCCCC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,3,6,5,5,4,4,5,5,3,13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101010111 101001 1110100101001 01 1010101110 110101010101 11010001011 01010100110 11110 1011111001 11110 11001101 0110111 10110111 11010101010111 101001 110101010101 11010001011 01010100110 11110 1011111001 11110 11001101 011111 1110100101001 01 1010101110 11110 1010101 11110 110111 1001 11110 1010101 11110 110111 1001 11110 1010101 11110 110111 1001 11110 110111 10001100 11110 10001100 11110 10001100 11110 10001100 11110 10001100 11110 11110 11110 11110
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 57
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; that, kick, drop, evil are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word drop is repeated.

    The author used the same words we've, drop at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines peace, evil are repeated).

    The poet repeated the same words evil, real, enemy at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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