This is an analysis of the poem Free To Liquor Up And Pray that begins with:

They've joked themselves
Right into remoteness....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdabebfgha gaccd gcXbbdggahchfeX XX geX gbb X X X Xgaa hhhX ib XdbX chiXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,5,15,2,3,3,1,1,1,4,4,2,4,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 100010 100010010 1010110 0010110 01010010101 01001101 1101010011 10111100011 100100010 10010110100 1000010010 101011 11011001 001011011010 11001 110101 111010 01100001 011010101 110110110000 011001010010 10111011 101001011010 0011 100101010111 111011110110 111011 11111 1111100100 010 0111 01100011 10101001 100100 1111 11110011 11111 1011010100 0111100 10000001100010010 1101111111 1100100 10001001011 10111 01111111101 0110010111100 1010001010010100 110010 1001010 11010010 110010011 1 111010 1 1000010 10 11111 11001 010100100100 11001010111 11111 00111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 63
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; to, zion are repeated.

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

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

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

  • summary of Free To Liquor Up And Pray;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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