This is an analysis of the poem Stop The Drama that begins with:

Stop the drama.
And using commas in between, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcXd XXea eXfghbfdigec bAeihgeXechde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,12,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010 11010001 100011 110001 010011 011001 01101 1010010 11010 0101 0001 110001 1010110 011000 010100100 10101 001001110 010010101 1010001000 00001001 01000010 101001010 1010 10100 10110011 111010010 110111 101010011 1010010 10101 1010010 00110111 11011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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 is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Stop The Drama;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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