This is an analysis of the poem High And Buzzed that begins with:

I met a new love.
Yes I met a new love....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aABCCB AaXbXDa AABCCBDX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011 111011 10111 111101 0110101 1111 11011 111011 1001111 11111 111101 101 1101 111011 11011 10111 111101 0110101 1111 101 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short 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; love is repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines love is repeated).

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

  • summary of High And Buzzed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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