This is an analysis of the poem So We Booze that begins with:

Confused and duped by a cruel world.
And broken! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD CEfFGA ABCD aac Ad CEfFGA ghhXda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,4,3,2,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011110101 110 010101010 0101101 01110010 111011101 10011 111011 111100 011001 011110101 110 010101010 0101101 1010010101 001001011 1011100001110 011110101 1100111 01110010 111011101 100101 111011 111100 011001 10010100 101111 11110 111 0101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

  • summary of So We Booze;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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