This is an analysis of the poem Excessive Drama that begins with:
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcbXbX Xdd bbeXf XfcXc dXgXfffeXdddfX XfaagXf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,3,5,5,14,7,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101 1011101 0001101010 01010000111 1 1101010111 001010011100 101001101 111011 110 11110110011 1111110 111011001 0111001 1110101111 001010001 110110 101000101010001010 11101001010 010010100110 111111010111 1 1001010010 1100011 10010101000110 11010 01000010100 1101 111011001 101011001 1 11001 1011001010 010101 101010 10110010 10110 111 11010 101001 01100010011
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 219
- Average number of words per stanza: 37
- Amount of lines: 41
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.
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; on, to, of, too are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Excessive Drama;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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