This is an analysis of the poem Drizzle that begins with:

HIT'S been drizzlin' an' been sprinklin',
Kin' o' techy all day long....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXbbbcXXXXXXXXXXbXcXcXbdbXdXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 32,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101010 1110111 11101110 1110101 10111110 1111101 11101110 1111111 11101110 1010101 10111110 1110101 11111010 1010101 10111110 1110101 11101010 1110110 11111110 1110111 11101110 0011101 111101010 1110110 10111110 111111 11111110 1110101 11111010 1110110 11101000 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1028
  • Average number of words per stanza: 200
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; an', de are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words dat, an' are repeated.

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

  • summary of Drizzle;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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