This is an analysis of the poem Swing. Hit. Drop And Leave that begins with:

A heavy hitter may swivel hips.
Or a nerd perceive, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacada deBFF ebdaaghcee deBFF eXiehXa deBFF XXX XXifegeXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,10,5,7,5,3,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101101 10101 0111 110 111110 1010010100 11010011010 1 1 111 001100 0011100100 010101101 101100101 0010010 11101 1010101 101001110100 0001001111010 11010110010 101111 01101010001 1 1 111 001100 0011100100 010011 01010101 1111111 00101 11111001 01111 01110111 1 1 111 001100 0011100100 1 1101010111 010 0101 1111010010 011 1100 01001011111 011010011010 1101 010111100 101010101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Swing. Hit. Drop And Leave;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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