This is an analysis of the poem Intoxicated Twigs that begins with:
Raised on slim chances,
And taught to feast on increased poverty...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXbXaacacXdedbfa dfacgc ceXdee haabbbccgh
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,6,6,10,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11110 1101101100 00100111 1100011 1111010010 1011011001 00101001 01101110 11111 01101010 0111 1010011 11010 101001 1000101010 1001101 1111 1111001010 1001000010100 10111010 100011 111 101110 1110101010 110110 100 001100101 11 101 11010101 010101010 101010010011 10111 01101 1011010 01101101 1011111001 101001001101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 298
- Average number of words per stanza: 46
- Amount of lines: 38
- 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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Intoxicated Twigs;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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